fulano
Spanish, noun/fuˈlano/
fulano is spelled F-U-L-A-N-O (6 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 22,282nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fulano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “alternative letter-case form of Fulano, what's-his-name, so-and-so” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Término utilizado para referirse a una persona, real o supuesta, que no se desea identificar o de la cual se…”.
What does fulano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative letter-case form of Fulano, what's-his-name, so-and-so
- 2
derogatorymasculineguy, dude
- 3
derogatorymasculinefriend, buster, pal, buddy (sarcastic form of address used to warn someone)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Término utilizado para referirse a una persona, real o supuesta, que no se desea identificar o de la cual se desconoce el nombre. 2. Persona cualquiera, genérica o supuesta. 3. Persona determinada cuyo nombre se omite por desprecio o desinterés. 4. Persona con quien alguien tiene una relación sentimental sin un compromiso o estatus como pareja estable.
adjective: 1. Referido a algo: Que molesta o fastidia.
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 fulano
- fulanos plural
- fulana feminine
- fulanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fulano?
- /fuˈlano/
- [fuˈla.no]
- [fuˈlano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fulano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fulano in Spanish?
fulano appears 2.0 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).