fino
Spanish, adjective
fino is spelled F-I-N-O (4 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,116th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fino is a Spanish adjective meaning “fine (particularly slender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of finar. With an accent, finó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of finar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De muy buena calidad o factura”.
What does fino mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fine (particularly slender)
- 2
fine (consisting of especially minute particulate)
- 3
fine (of superior quality)
- 4
courteous, educated
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of finar
- 2
first-person singular present indicative of finir
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of finar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De muy buena calidad o factura. 2. Muy delgado. 3. Dícese de una persona refinada. 4. Sutil.
noun: 1. Acción de pasar con un vehículo al ras de otro vehículo.
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 fino
- fina feminine
- finos masculine plural
- finas feminine plural
- finísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to fino
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fino in Spanish?
fino appears 10 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).