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congratulación

Spanish, noun/konɡɾatulaˈθjon/

congratulación is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “congratulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de congratular (expresarle a alguien que uno se alegra por un suceso feliz que le ha…”.

What does congratulación mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecongratulation

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Acción o efecto de congratular (expresarle a alguien que uno se alegra por un suceso feliz que le ha acaecido).

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 congratulación

  • congratulaciones plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce congratulación?

  • /konɡɾatulaˈθjon/
  • [kõŋ.ɡɾa.t̪u.laˈθjõn]
  • /konɡɾatulaˈsjon/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to congratulación

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is congratulación in Spanish?

congratulación appears about once in every 95 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).