jeito
Spanish, noun/ˈxeito/
jeito is spelled J-E-I-T-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 40 million words in written Spanish, the 224,790th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jeito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “skill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tipo de red para pescar sardina o pescado similar con que se faena en las aguas atlánticas”.
What does jeito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineskill
- 2
masculinesudden movement, which can cause a sprain
- 3
masculinesprain
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tipo de red para pescar sardina o pescado similar con que se faena en las aguas atlánticas.
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 jeito
- jeitos plural
- geito alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jeito?
- /ˈxeito/
- [ˈxei̯.t̪o]
- [ˈxejt̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jeito in Spanish?
jeito appears about once in every 40 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).