infierno
Spanish, noun/inˈfjeɾno/
infierno is spelled I-N-F-I-E-R-N-O (8 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,980th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Infierno is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “hell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lugar ultramundano al que algunas doctrinas consideran que las almas de los muertos infortunados son llevadas…”.
What does infierno mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehell
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lugar ultramundano al que algunas doctrinas consideran que las almas de los muertos infortunados son llevadas tras su defunción. 2. En particular, para el cristianismo, el Islam y otras religiones, lugar ultramundano al que los pecadores irredentos son enviados tras la muerte para su eterno castigo. 3. Por extensión, tormento al que estos son sometidos. 4. Lugar de mucho alboroto y discordia.
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 infierno
- infiernos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce infierno?
- /inˈfjeɾno/
- [ĩɱˈfjeɾ.no]
- [ĩɱˈfjeɾno]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to infierno
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is infierno in Spanish?
infierno appears 28 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).