esforzado
Spanish, adjective/esfoɾˈθado/
esforzado is spelled E-S-F-O-R-Z-A-D-O (9 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 24,401st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esforzado is a Spanish adjective meaning “brave, courageous, valiant, energetic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of esforzar.
What does esforzado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
brave, courageous, valiant, energetic
- 2
try-hard, hardcore (having an extreme dedication but little talent)
verb
- 1
past participle of esforzar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Participio de esforzar o de esforzarse.
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 esforzado
- esforzada feminine
- esforzados masculine plural
- esforzadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esforzado?
- /esfoɾˈθado/
- [es.foɾˈθa.ð̞o]
- /esfoɾˈsado/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to esforzado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is esforzado in Spanish?
esforzado appears 1.8 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).