figura
Spanish, noun
figura is spelled F-I-G-U-R-A (6 letters) and appears 59 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,476th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Figura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “figure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of figurar. With an accent, figurá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of figurar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Forma exterior característica de un cuerpo, que la distingue de otro”.
What does figura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefigure
- 2
femininecharge
- 3
femininepart, role
- 4
feminineactor
- 5
derogatoryfeminineswaggerer, show-off
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of figurar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Forma exterior característica de un cuerpo, que la distingue de otro. 2. Configuración particular a cada individuo de la parte anterior de la cabeza. 3. Aspecto global que presenta el cuerpo de las personas. 4. Cosa material o inmaterial que trae a la imaginación o recuerda a algo o a alguien.
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 figura
- figuras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to figura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is figura in Spanish?
figura appears 59 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).