derrotero
Spanish, noun/deroˈteɾo/
derrotero is spelled D-E-R-R-O-T-E-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 59,847th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Derrotero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “course (of a ship)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Camino o rumbo por el que se llega a un fin propuesto”.
What does derrotero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecourse (of a ship)
- 2
masculinecourse (of events)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Camino o rumbo por el que se llega a un fin propuesto. 2. Conjunto de datos que indican el camino para llegar a un lugar determinado. 3. Línea señalada en la carta de marear para el navego de los pilotos en los viajes. 4. Dirección para un viaje de mar que se da por escrito.
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 derrotero
- derroteros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce derrotero?
- /deroˈteɾo/
- [d̪e.roˈt̪e.ɾo]
- [d̪eroˈt̪eɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is derrotero in Spanish?
derrotero appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).