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doméstico

Spanish, noun

doméstico is spelled D-O-M-É-S-T-I-C-O (9 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,927th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Doméstico is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a person who steals from their neighbors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, domestico is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of domesticar”. With an accent, domesticó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of domesticar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que trabaja haciendo labores de aseo y servicios para una familia”.

What does doméstico mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    domestic, household, home

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea person who steals from their neighbors

verb

as domestico
  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of domesticar

verb

as domesticó
  1. 1

    third-person singular preterite indicative of domesticar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Propio o relativo al hogar o casa. 2. Se dice del animal criado por el hombre.

noun: 1. Persona que trabaja haciendo labores de aseo y servicios para una familia.

noun: 1. Ciclista que en las pruebas de equipo realiza una labor de apoyo para facilitarle la carrera a un compañero. 2. Ladrón que roba en el mismo barrio en donde vive.

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 doméstico

  • doméstica feminine
  • domésticos masculine plural
  • domésticas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to doméstico

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is doméstico in Spanish?

doméstico appears 7.4 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).

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