cruel
Spanish, adjective/ˈkɾwel/
cruel is spelled C-R-U-E-L (5 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,314th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cruel is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “cruel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que goza del sufrimiento ajeno”.
What does cruel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecruel
- 2
femininemasculinemean
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que goza del sufrimiento ajeno. 2. Que no tiene o muestra piedad. 3. Por extensión, arduo y doloroso de soportar.
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 cruel
- crueles feminine masculine plural
- crudelísimo superlative
- cruelísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cruel?
- /ˈkɾwel/
- [ˈkɾwel]
- [kɾuˈel]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cruel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cruel in Spanish?
cruel appears 18 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).