dolor
Spanish, noun/doˈloɾ/
dolor is spelled D-O-L-O-R (5 letters) and appears 93 times per million words in written Spanish, the 936th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dolor is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “pain, ache, aching soreness, tenderness (physical)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sensación molesta y aflictiva de una parte del cuerpo por causa interior o exterior”.
What does dolor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepain, ache, aching soreness, tenderness (physical)
dolores de crecimiento
- 2
masculinegrief
- 3
masculinesorrow, hurt, pain, suffering (emotional, mental)
- 4
masculinesore (in certain expressions)
dolor de garganta
- 5
masculineheartache
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sensación molesta y aflictiva de una parte del cuerpo por causa interior o exterior. 2. Sentimiento, pena y congoja que se padece en el ánimo. 3. Pesar y arrepentimiento de haber hecho u omitido algo.
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 dolor
- dolores plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dolor?
- /doˈloɾ/
- [d̪oˈloɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dolor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dolor in Spanish?
dolor appears 93 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).