esmeralda
Spanish, noun/esmeˈɾalda/
esmeralda is spelled E-S-M-E-R-A-L-D-A (9 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,777th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esmeralda is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “emerald” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Piedra preciosa formada por silicato de aluminio y berilio, de fórmula Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆, de color verde debido…”.
What does esmeralda mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineemerald
adjective
- 1
emerald
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Piedra preciosa formada por silicato de aluminio y berilio, de fórmula Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆, de color verde debido al óxido de cromo que en pequeña cantidad entra en su composición. Es una variedad del mineral berilo. 2. Cualquiera de los colibríes del género Chlorostilbon.
adjective: 1. De color verde como la esmeralda.
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 esmeralda
- esmeraldas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esmeralda?
- /esmeˈɾalda/
- [ez.meˈɾal̪.d̪a]
- Mexico [esmeˈɾal̪d̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to esmeralda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is esmeralda in Spanish?
esmeralda appears 3.7 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).