discreto
Spanish, adjective/disˈkɾeto/
discreto is spelled D-I-S-C-R-E-T-O (8 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 13,858th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Discreto is a Spanish adjective meaning “discrete” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que no llama la atención”.
What does discreto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
discrete
- 2
discreet, tactful
- 3
modest
- 4
reasonable
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no llama la atención. 2. Con tendencia a la mediocridad, nada extraordinario. 3. Dicho de una persona: reservada, callada, poco habladora, capaz de guardar secretos. 4. Por extensión, persona que actúa de manera solapada de modo tal que no se haga notar sus intenciones.
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 discreto
- discreta feminine
- discretos masculine plural
- discretas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce discreto?
- /disˈkɾeto/
- [d̪isˈkɾe.t̪o]
- [d̪isˈkɾet̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to discreto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is discreto in Spanish?
discreto appears 4.1 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).