estrecho
Spanish, noun
estrecho is spelled E-S-T-R-E-C-H-O (8 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,498th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estrecho is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “strait” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of estrechar. With an accent, estrechó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of estrechar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Paso entre accidentes geográficos cuyos bordes distan poco. Por ejemplo, el estrecho de Gibraltar, espacio…”.
What does estrecho mean in English?
adjective
- 1
narrow
- 2
tight
- 3
close, kin
- 4
close, intimate, strong
- 5
prudish, uptight, strict
noun
- 1
masculinestrait
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of estrechar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of estrechar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que tiene escasa amplitud respecto de una cosa. 2. Ajustado, apretado. 3. Escaso, mezquino. 4. Rígido, austero, exacto.
noun: 1. Paso entre accidentes geográficos cuyos bordes distan poco. Por ejemplo, el estrecho de Gibraltar, espacio entre Europa y África, al sur de la península ibérica. 2. Espacio angosto entre dos cuerpos. 3. El caballero respecto de la dama, y viceversa, cuando salen juntos en los sorteos que se acostumbra hacer por diversión la víspera de Reyes. 4. Estrechez.
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 estrecho
- estrecha feminine
- estrechos masculine plural
- estrechas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to estrecho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estrecho in Spanish?
estrecho appears 11 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).