ejército
Spanish, noun
ejército is spelled E-J-É-R-C-I-T-O (8 letters) and appears 126 times per million words in written Spanish, the 683rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ejército is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “army” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, ejercito is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of ejercitar”. With an accent, ejercitó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of ejercitar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conjunto grande y organizado de soldados que combaten en común”.
What does ejército mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinearmy
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of ejercitar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of ejercitar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Conjunto grande y organizado de soldados que combaten en común. 2. Conjunto de las fuerzas armadas de un estado. 3. En particular, ejército₂ terrestre. 4. Colectividad numerosa organizada para la realización de un fin.
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 ejército
- ejércitos plural
- exército alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ejército
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ejército in Spanish?
ejército appears 126 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).