instinto
Spanish, noun/insˈtinto/
instinto is spelled I-N-S-T-I-N-T-O (8 letters) and appears 7.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,631st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Instinto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “instinct” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tendencia o impulso innato y genéticamente determinado hacia un comportamiento”.
What does instinto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineinstinct
- 2
masculinegut, gut feeling
Tienes que confiar en tu instinto.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tendencia o impulso innato y genéticamente determinado hacia un comportamiento 2. Habilidad o discernimiento que opera sin intervención de la conciencia
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 instinto
- instintos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce instinto?
- /insˈtinto/
- [ĩnsˈt̪ĩn̪.t̪o]
- [ĩnsˈt̪ĩn̪t̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to instinto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is instinto in Spanish?
instinto appears 7.8 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).