discreción
Spanish, noun/diskɾeˈθjon/
discreción is spelled D-I-S-C-R-E-C-I-Ó-N (10 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,987th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Discreción is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “discretion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cautela y delicadeza para obrar o hablar”.
What does discreción mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediscretion
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cautela y delicadeza para obrar o hablar. 2. Don de manifestarse con perspicacia y oportunidad. 3. Palabra o locución discreta.
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 discreción
- discreciones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce discreción?
- /diskɾeˈθjon/
- [d̪is.kɾeˈθjõn]
- /diskɾeˈsjon/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to discreción
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is discreción in Spanish?
discreción appears 4.5 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).