crespo
Spanish, noun
crespo is spelled C-R-E-S-P-O (6 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,524th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crespo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “curl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of crespar. With an accent, crespó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of crespar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Rizo, sortija”.
What does crespo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
frizzy, tightly curled (especially of hair)
noun
- 1
masculinecurl
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of crespar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of crespar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Ensortijado, rizado, revuelto, enmarañado,etc. Se dice del cabello que naturalmente forma rizos o sortijillas. 2. Se dice de las hojas de algunas plantas, cuando están retorcidas o encarrujadas. 3. Vistoso, adornado. 4. Se aplica al estilo artificioso, oscuro y difícil de entenderse.
noun: 1. Rizo, sortija.
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 crespo
- crespa feminine
- crespos masculine plural
- crespas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to crespo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is crespo in Spanish?
crespo appears 3.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).