joder
Spanish, verb/xoˈdeɾ/
joder is spelled J-O-D-E-R (5 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Joder is a Spanish verb meaning “to annoy, bug, bother, irritate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Provocar a alguno molestias o incomodidades, en particular con ánimo jocoso”.
What does joder mean in English?
verb
- 1
vulgarto annoy, bug, bother, irritate
Deja de joder a mi perro.
- 2
vulgarto tell annoying jokes
No jodas, que ese chiste no tiene gracia.
- 3
vulgarto be very annoying, difficult, tiring (be difficult)
Cómo jode este trabajo.
- 4
vulgarto become ruined, fucked (said of a thing)
Ya se nos jodió todo el viaje.
- 5
Spainvulgarto become ruined, fucked (said of a person)
¡Jódete, y que se joda tu madre también!
- 6
Spaindatedrarevulgarto fuck, to have sex
Oí a mis amigos jodiendo en la otra habitación.
- 7
vulgarto fuck over, to put someone in a difficult situation
Ahora sí que nos han jodido después de subirnos la renta.
- 8
MexicoSpainvulgarto fuck up, smash, wreak, break, damage
¡Me jodiste la máquina!
interjection
- 1
Spainvulgarfuck!
¡Joder, Hoy es un buen día!
- 2
Spainvulgarjeez!, damn! (expression of surprise)
adverb
- 1
nonstandardvulgarthe fuck (as an intensifier)
¿Pero qué joder es esto?
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Provocar a alguno molestias o incomodidades, en particular con ánimo jocoso. 2. Malograr el funcionamiento o propósito de algo. 3. Fornicar. 4. Propinar una golpiza.
interjection: 1. Úsase para expresar sorpresa, incomodidad o enfado.
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 joder
- jodo first-person present singular
- jodí first-person preterite singular
- jodido participle past
- jodiendo gerund
- jodida feminine participle past
- jodidos masculine participle past
- jodidas feminine participle past
- jodes indicative informal present
- jodés indicative informal present
- jode indicative present singular
- jodemos first-person indicative plural
- jodéis indicative plural present
- joden indicative plural present
- jodía first-person imperfect indicative
- jodías imperfect indicative second-person
- jodíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- jodíais imperfect indicative plural
- jodían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce joder?
- /xoˈdeɾ/
- [xoˈð̞eɾ]
- /ˌxoˈdeɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to joder
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is joder in Spanish?
joder appears 35 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).