figurón
Spanish, noun/fiɡuˈɾon/
figurón is spelled F-I-G-U-R-Ó-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written Spanish, the 170,811th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Figurón is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “figurehead” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Llámase así en las comedias españolas de este nombre el personaje que representa o sostiene el carácter…”.
What does figurón mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefigurehead
- 2
masculinefigurehead (someone in a position of leadership with no actual power)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de una persona: que le gusta figurar en la prensa o en los medios pero que a la vez aparenta más de lo que es.
noun: 1. Llámase así en las comedias españolas de este nombre el personaje que representa o sostiene el carácter principal y dominante en ellas, el cual siempre es ridículo y extravagante.
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 figurón
- figurones plural
- figurona feminine
- figuronas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce figurón?
- /fiɡuˈɾon/
- [fi.ɣ̞uˈɾõn]
- [fiɣ̞uˈɾõn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is figurón in Spanish?
figurón appears about once in every 22 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).