estertor
Spanish, noun/esteɾˈtoɾ/
estertor is spelled E-S-T-E-R-T-O-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written Spanish, the 147,327th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estertor is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “death rattle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Respiración fatigosa, que produce un sonido involuntario, ronco o como un silbido, que suele presentarse en…”.
What does estertor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedeath rattle
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Respiración fatigosa, que produce un sonido involuntario, ronco o como un silbido, que suele presentarse en personas moribundas o en coma. 2. Ruido húmedo que se produce en algunas enfermedades del aparato respiratorio y se percibe directamente o con estetoscopio. 3. Fonema sibilante.
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 estertor
- estertores plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estertor?
- /esteɾˈtoɾ/
- [es.t̪eɾˈt̪oɾ]
- [est̪eɾˈt̪oɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is estertor in Spanish?
estertor appears about once in every 16 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).