cuartel
Spanish, noun/kwaɾˈtel/
cuartel is spelled C-U-A-R-T-E-L (7 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,704th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cuartel is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “quarters (military lodging)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lugar e instalaciones en los que se asienta un regimiento militar, durante la campaña o fuera de ésta”.
What does cuartel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinequarters (military lodging)
- 2
masculinebarracks
- 3
masculinemilitary headquarters
- 4
masculinequarter; mercy (as in, "to give quarter")
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lugar e instalaciones en los que se asienta un regimiento militar, durante la campaña o fuera de ésta. 2. Conjunto de edificios que proporcionan alojamiento y otras facilidades a un regimiento. 3. Tributo que solía pagarse para financiar estas instalaciones. 4. Libertades y favores que se dan a un enemigo vencido.
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 cuartel
- cuarteles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cuartel?
- /kwaɾˈtel/
- [kwaɾˈt̪el]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cuartel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cuartel in Spanish?
cuartel appears 13 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).