elegante
Spanish, adjective/eleˈɡante/
elegante is spelled E-L-E-G-A-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,594th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Elegante is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “elegant, graceful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que se distingue por la gracia y el refinamiento de su aspecto”.
What does elegante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineelegant, graceful
- 2
femininemasculinestylish, fancy, chic, smart, classy, high-toned, sleek, posh, fine, fashionable, dashing, snazzy, dressy, nifty, swank, swanky, ritzy
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que se distingue por la gracia y el refinamiento de su aspecto. 2. Dicho de un texto, una expresión o una idea, que se distingue por una sencillez minimalista que no impide la precisión.
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 elegante
- elegantes feminine masculine plural
- elegantísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce elegante?
- /eleˈɡante/
- [e.leˈɣ̞ãn̪.t̪e]
- [eleˈɣ̞ãn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to elegante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is elegante in Spanish?
elegante appears 13 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).