huérfano
Spanish, noun/ˈw̝eɾfano/
huérfano is spelled H-U-É-R-F-A-N-O (8 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,948th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Huérfano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “orphan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does huérfano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
orphan
noun
- 1
masculineorphan
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de un infante, que ha perdido uno o ambos progenitores. 2. Por extensión, abandonado o cedido para su adopción a un orfanato. 3. Que carece de algo necesario, en especial de protección o cuidado. 4. Huérfilo.
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 huérfano
- huérfana feminine
- huérfanos masculine plural
- huérfanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce huérfano?
- /ˈw̝eɾfano/
- [ˈw̝eɾ.fa.no]
- [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eɾfano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to huérfano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is huérfano in Spanish?
huérfano appears 2.4 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).