fundamento
Spanish, noun
fundamento is spelled F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-O (10 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,830th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fundamento is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “foundation (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of fundamentar. With an accent, fundamentó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of fundamentar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Parte inferior de una construcción que soporta y estabiliza al resto de la estructura”.
What does fundamento mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefoundation (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- 2
masculinecornerstone
- 3
masculinereason, motive
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of fundamentar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of fundamentar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Parte inferior de una construcción que soporta y estabiliza al resto de la estructura. 2. Supuestos o principios que sirven como base, o motivación a ideas u opiniones. 3. Mística, dedicación, disciplina.
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 fundamento
- fundamentos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to fundamento
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fundamento in Spanish?
fundamento appears 8.9 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).