cribado
Spanish, noun/kɾiˈbado/
cribado is spelled C-R-I-B-A-D-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 74,340th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cribado is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sift; sifting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of cribar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Método de separación de elementos de diferente tamaño por medio de barreras con orificios o cribas que…”.
What does cribado mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesift; sifting
- 2
masculinescreening
verb
- 1
past participle of cribar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Método de separación de elementos de diferente tamaño por medio de barreras con orificios o cribas que permiten el paso de los más pequeños y retienen a los mayores. 2. Carga de carbón mineral que ha sido seleccionada por el tamaño del trozo que debe ser mayor a 45 mm de longitud.
verb: 1. Participio de cribar.
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 cribado
- cribados plural
- cribada feminine
- cribadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cribado?
- /kɾiˈbado/
- [kɾiˈβ̞a.ð̞o]
- [kɾiˈβ̞að̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cribado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cribado in Spanish?
cribado appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).