cristo
Spanish, noun/ˈkɾisto/
cristo is spelled C-R-I-S-T-O (6 letters) and appears 41 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,115th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cristo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Jesus (representation of Jesus Christ)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Representación pictórica o escultórica de Jesucristo, en especial la que lo muestra durante la pasión”.
What does cristo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineJesus (representation of Jesus Christ)
- 2
colloquialmasculinehassle
¡Es un cristo!
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Expresión de asombro o conmoción. 2. Apellido.
noun: 1. Representación pictórica o escultórica de Jesucristo, en especial la que lo muestra durante la pasión.
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 cristo
- cristos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cristo?
- /ˈkɾisto/
- [ˈkɾis.t̪o]
- [ˈkɾist̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cristo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cristo in Spanish?
cristo appears 41 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).