charlatán
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃaɾlaˈtan/
charlatán is spelled C-H-A-R-L-A-T-Á-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 39,622nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Charlatán is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “chatterbox, blabbermouth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que en comercios abiertos, especialmente en ferias, recita en voz alta las excelencias de su…”.
What does charlatán mean in English?
adjective
- 1
chatty
noun
- 1
masculinechatterbox, blabbermouth
- 2
masculinecharlatan, quack
- 3
masculinelaughingthrush
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que habla mucho y sin substancia. 2. Hablador indiscreto. 3. Engañador. Aplícase especialmente a curanderos y proyectistas.
noun: 1. Persona que en comercios abiertos, especialmente en ferias, recita en voz alta las excelencias de su mercancía ya sean reales o exageradas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of charlatán
- charlatana feminine
- charlatanes masculine plural
- charlatanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce charlatán?
- /t͡ʃaɾlaˈtan/
- [t͡ʃaɾ.laˈt̪ãn]
- [t͡ʃaɾlaˈt̪ãn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to charlatán
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is charlatán in Spanish?
charlatán appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).