gentilhombre
Spanish, noun/xentiˈlombɾe/
gentilhombre is spelled G-E-N-T-I-L-H-O-M-B-R-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 60,585th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gentilhombre is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “gentleman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hombre respetado por su posición o prestigio en la sociedad en que vive”.
What does gentilhombre mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegentleman
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hombre respetado por su posición o prestigio en la sociedad en que vive. 2. Alguien con los valores que hacen ser un gentilhombre₁.
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 gentilhombre
- gentilhombres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gentilhombre?
- /xentiˈlombɾe/
- [xẽn̪.t̪iˈlõm.bɾe]
- [xẽn̪t̪ilˈõmbɾe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gentilhombre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gentilhombre in Spanish?
gentilhombre 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).