dependiente
Spanish, noun/depenˈdjente/
dependiente is spelled D-E-P-E-N-D-I-E-N-T-E (11 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,402nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dependiente is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “clerk, salesperson, employee that attends to customers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “El que sirve, está empleado o trabaja en relación de dependencia”.
What does dependiente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinedependent
noun
- 1
masculineclerk, salesperson, employee that attends to customers
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que depende.
noun: 1. El que sirve, está empleado o trabaja en relación de dependencia. 2. Mancebo. 3. Súbdito.
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 dependiente
- dependientes feminine masculine plural
- dependienta feminine
- dependientas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dependiente?
- /depenˈdjente/
- [d̪e.pẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪.t̪e]
- [d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dependiente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dependiente in Spanish?
dependiente appears 9.5 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).