durmiente
Spanish, noun/duɾˈmjente/
durmiente is spelled D-U-R-M-I-E-N-T-E (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,514th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Durmiente is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “sleeper (person or creature who is sleeping)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tabla o madero horizontal que sirve de apoyo a otras tablas o maderos horizontales o verticales”.
What does durmiente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesleeping, who sleeps
La bella durmiente.
- 2
femininemasculinedormant
noun
- 1
femininemasculinesleeper (person or creature who is sleeping)
- 2
Latin-Americafemininemasculinerailway sleeper, tie
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que duerme.
noun: 1. Tabla o madero horizontal que sirve de apoyo a otras tablas o maderos horizontales o verticales. 2. Madero horizontal perpendicular a los rieles del ferrocarril y ubicado entre ellos para mantenerlos y fijarlos en sus posiciones.
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 durmiente
- durmientes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce durmiente?
- /duɾˈmjente/
- [d̪uɾˈmjẽn̪.t̪e]
- [d̪uɾˈmjẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to durmiente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is durmiente in Spanish?
durmiente appears 1.3 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).