espantoso
Spanish, adjective/espanˈtoso/
espantoso is spelled E-S-P-A-N-T-O-S-O (9 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,033rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espantoso is a Spanish adjective meaning “ghastly, gruesome, dreadful, awful, godawful, horrific, horrendous, horrible, terrible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que causa espanto”.
What does espantoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ghastly, gruesome, dreadful, awful, godawful, horrific, horrendous, horrible, terrible
- 2
frightful, frightening, scary, fearful, terrifying, shocking
- 3
hideous, appalling, atrocious, horrid
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que causa espanto. 2. Muy grande, enorme. 3. Muy feo o desagradable. 4. Maravilloso, asombroso.
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 espantoso
- espantosa feminine
- espantosos masculine plural
- espantosas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espantoso?
- /espanˈtoso/
- [es.pãn̪ˈt̪o.so]
- [espãn̪ˈt̪oso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espantoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espantoso in Spanish?
espantoso appears 3.3 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).