distinguido
Spanish, adjective/distinˈɡido/
distinguido is spelled D-I-S-T-I-N-G-U-I-D-O (11 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 13,858th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Distinguido is a Spanish adjective meaning “distinguished, refined, elegant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of distinguir.
What does distinguido mean in English?
adjective
- 1
distinguished, refined, elegant
verb
- 1
past participle of distinguir
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Participio de distinguir.
noun: 1. Rango inmediatamente superior al de soldado raso e inferior al de cabo segundo.
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 distinguido
- distinguida feminine
- distinguidos masculine plural
- distinguidas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce distinguido?
- /distinˈɡido/
- [d̪is.t̪ĩŋˈɡi.ð̞o]
- [d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgið̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to distinguido
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is distinguido in Spanish?
distinguido 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).