coulrofobia
Spanish, noun/koulroˈfobja/
coulrofobia is spelled C-O-U-L-R-O-F-O-B-I-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written Spanish, the 249,533rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coulrofobia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “coulrophobia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Miedo irracional y enfermizo a los payasos”.
What does coulrofobia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecoulrophobia
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Miedo irracional y enfermizo a los payasos.
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 coulrofobia
- coulrofobias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coulrofobia?
- /koulroˈfobja/
- [kou̯l.roˈfo.β̞ja]
- [kowlroˈfoβ̞ja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is coulrofobia in Spanish?
coulrofobia appears about once in every 50 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).