comadreja
Spanish, noun/komaˈdɾexa/
comadreja is spelled C-O-M-A-D-R-E-J-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 48,863rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Comadreja is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “weasel (a mammal of the genus Mustela)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Mustela spp.) Cualquiera de varias especies de mamíferos mustélidos, formando un grupo cládisticamente…”.
What does comadreja mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineweasel (a mammal of the genus Mustela)
- 2
femininemarten
- 3
feminineopossum, possum (especially the white-eared opossum Didelphis Albiventris)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Mustela spp.) Cualquiera de varias especies de mamíferos mustélidos, formando un grupo cládisticamente heterogéneo, estrechamente emparentados con el visón, el armiño y el hurón. Son pequeños, de cuerpo delgado y fusiforme, con la cola larga. Son rapaces cazadores, alimentándose de roedores, aves y otros pequeños mamíferos. Se los asocia tradicionalmente con la astucia y el engaño, posiblemente p 2. Figuradamente, persona rapaz, sagaz y malevolente.
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 comadreja
- comadrejas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce comadreja?
- /komaˈdɾexa/
- [ko.maˈð̞ɾe.xa]
- [komaˈð̞ɾexa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to comadreja
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is comadreja in Spanish?
comadreja appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).