idiota
Spanish, noun/iˈdjota/
idiota is spelled I-D-I-O-T-A (6 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,113th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Idiota is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “idiot, moron, fool, dork, eejit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does idiota mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineidiotic
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininemasculineidiot, moron, fool, dork, eejit
- 2
derogatoryfemininemasculinedick, jerk, schmuck, douchebag, asshole, ass, jackass, prick (i.e., a cocky or self-important individual without any foundation for it)
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 ciudadano: que se desentiende de los asuntos de la comunidad porque no participa de lo político o porque vela por sus propios intereses. 2. Que no tiene instrucción alguna. 3. Falto de inteligencia o entendimiento. 4. En particular, que padece idiocia.
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 idiota
- idiotas feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce idiota?
- /iˈdjota/
- [iˈð̞jo.t̪a]
- [iˈð̞jot̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to idiota
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is idiota in Spanish?
idiota appears 26 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).