crítico
Spanish, noun
crítico is spelled C-R-Í-T-I-C-O (7 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,828th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crítico is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “critic (a person who appraises the works of others)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, critico is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of criticar”. With an accent, criticó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of criticar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Especialista en evaluar y publicar comentarios o estudios sobre arte, literatura, espectáculos, etc”.
What does crítico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
critical (inclined to criticize), judgmental
- 2
critical (pertaining to a crisis)
noun
- 1
masculinecritic (a person who appraises the works of others)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of criticar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of criticar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a la crítica (juicio o comentario sobre algo). 2. Que pertenece o concierne a la crisis (momento decisivo). 3. Dicho de un momento: que indica o produce una crisis. 4. Dicho de un momento: que tiene gran importancia y requiere atención o acción urgentes.
noun: 1. Especialista en evaluar y publicar comentarios o estudios sobre arte, literatura, espectáculos, etc.
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 crítico
- crítica feminine
- críticos masculine plural
- críticas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to crítico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is crítico in Spanish?
crítico appears 30 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).