freno
Spanish, noun
freno is spelled F-R-E-N-O (5 letters) and appears 7.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,631st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freno is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “brake (device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel or vehicle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of frenar. With an accent, frenó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of frenar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Artefacto para moderar o detener el movimiento en las máquinas y vehículos”.
What does freno mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebrake (device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel or vehicle)
- 2
masculinebit (piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal)
- 3
masculinecheck, restraint (control, limit, or stop)
- 4
Mexicomasculinebraces (device for straightening teeth)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of frenar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of frenar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Artefacto para moderar o detener el movimiento en las máquinas y vehículos. 2. Instrumento de hierro que, ajustado a la boca de las caballerías, sirve para sujetarlas y gobernarlas. 3. Sujeción que apacigua la conducta o acciones de 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 freno
- frenos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to freno
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is freno in Spanish?
freno appears 7.8 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).