cuidado
Spanish, noun/kwiˈdado/
cuidado is spelled C-U-I-D-A-D-O (7 letters) and appears 81 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,084th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cuidado is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “care (close attention; concern)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of cuidar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de cuidar”.
What does cuidado mean in English?
interjection
- 1
watch out!
- 2
beware!
- 3
be careful!
noun
- 1
masculinecare (close attention; concern)
- 2
masculinecare (maintenance, upkeep)
- 3
masculinecare (the treatment of those in need)
adjective
- 1
answerable; accountable; responsible
yo cuidado / yo cuidao
verb
- 1
past participle of cuidar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de cuidar. 2. Forma de actuar con atención y preocupación para que todo esté bien. 3. Forma de actuar con desconfianza y preocupación de que algo salga mal.
interjection: 1. Advertencia contra un peligro o riesgo. 2. Se usa para burlarse con sorna de alguien, exagerando una cualidad de manera sacástica.
verb: 1. Participio de cuidar.
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 cuidado
- cuidao alternative pronunciation-spelling
- cuidados plural
- cuidada feminine
- cuidadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cuidado?
- /kwiˈdado/
- [kwiˈð̞a.ð̞o]
- [kwiˈð̞að̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cuidado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cuidado in Spanish?
cuidado appears 81 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).