condotiero
Spanish, noun/kondoˈtjeɾo/
condotiero is spelled C-O-N-D-O-T-I-E-R-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written Spanish, the 217,717th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Condotiero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “mercenary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does condotiero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemercenary
- 2
masculinecondottiere (A late Middle Ages Italian warlord)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Antiguamente, jefe de los soldados mercenarios en Italia. 2. Antiguamente, guerrillero que prestaba ayuda a las tropas regulares.
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 condotiero
- condotieros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce condotiero?
- /kondoˈtjeɾo/
- [kõn̪.d̪oˈt̪je.ɾo]
- [kõn̪d̪oˈt̪jeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is condotiero in Spanish?
condotiero appears about once in every 37 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).