director
Spanish, noun/diɾeɡˈtoɾ/
director is spelled D-I-R-E-C-T-O-R (8 letters) and appears 132 times per million words in written Spanish, the 657th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Director is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “director” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que preside en varias academias”.
What does director mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedirector
- 2
masculineconductor (of a musical ensemble)
- 3
masculineprincipal, headmaster
- 4
masculineeditor (person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de una persona o cosa, que dirige
adjective: 1. Dicho de una cosa, que dirige 2. Que marca las condiciones en que se genera algo. 3. Dícese de la línea, figura o superficie que determina las condiciones de generación de otra línea figura o superficie.
noun: 1. Persona que preside en varias academias. 2. Sujeto encargado de la dirección de los negocios de alguna compañía. 3. Sonda acanalada que se usa para dirigir el bisturí en las operaciones quirúrgicas. 4. Gerente.
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 director
- directores plural
- directora feminine
- directoras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce director?
- /diɾeɡˈtoɾ/
- [d̪i.ɾeɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
- [d̪iɾekˈt̪oɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to director
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is director in Spanish?
director appears 132 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).