fregado
Spanish, noun/fɾeˈɡado/
fregado is spelled F-R-E-G-A-D-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 62,884th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fregado is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “mop; mopping (action)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of fregar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción y efecto de fregar”.
What does fregado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Latin-Americacolloquialannoying, quarrelsome, complicated
noun
- 1
masculinemop; mopping (action)
- 2
masculinewashing up (action of washing up)
- 3
masculinepickle; trouble; mess
- 4
masculinerow; argument; fight
verb
- 1
past participle of fregar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción y efecto de fregar. 2. Situación confusa y desordenada.
adjective: 1. Se dice de la persona severa, estricta o de trato difícil.
interjection: 1. Expresión de enojo.
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 fregado
- fregada feminine
- fregados masculine plural
- fregadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fregado?
- /fɾeˈɡado/
- [fɾeˈɣ̞a.ð̞o]
- [fɾeˈɣ̞að̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fregado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fregado in Spanish?
fregado appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).