español
Spanish, noun/espaˈɲol/
español is spelled E-S-P-A-Ñ-O-L (7 letters) and appears 195 times per million words in written Spanish, the 416th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Español is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Spaniard (man)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona originaria de España”.
What does español mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Spanish (from or native to Spain)
- 2
Spanish (pertaining to Spain or to the language)
noun
- 1
masculineSpaniard (man)
Los españoles llegaron por primera vez a Guatemala en 1524.
noun
- 1
masculineoffensiveSpanish (language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de España.
noun: 1. Persona originaria de España.
noun: 1. Idioma romance hablado en España y varios países del continente americano.
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 español
- española feminine
- españoles masculine plural
- españolas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce español?
- /espaˈɲol/
- [es.paˈɲol]
- [espaˈɲol]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to español
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is español in Spanish?
español appears 195 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).