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feo

Spanish, adjective/ˈfeo/

feo is spelled F-E-O (3 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,549th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Feo is a Spanish adjective meaning “ugly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que carece de belleza o hermosura”.

What does feo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    ugly

  2. 2

    in poor condition

  3. 3

    Mexicobad, gross, mean, nasty

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que carece de belleza o hermosura. 2. De aspecto inadmisible, que causa mala impresión. 3. Que causa horror o aversión. 4. En los juegos de naipes, carta que no da buen juego.;5: De una manera sumamente despiadada, cruel o desagradable.

noun: 1. Desaire marcado, grosero. 2. Agente de la policía secreta. :*Ámbito: Colombia.

abbreviation: 1. Fabricante del equipo original.

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 feo

  • fea feminine
  • feos masculine plural
  • feas feminine plural
  • feísimo superlative

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce feo?

  • /ˈfeo/
  • [ˈfe.o]
  • [ˈfeo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to feo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is feo in Spanish?

feo appears 23 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).

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