lástima
Spanish, noun
lástima is spelled L-Á-S-T-I-M-A (7 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,549th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lástima is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, lastima is a different word: “third-person singular present indicative”. With an accent, lastimá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of lastimar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sentimiento doloroso que causan en el alma los padecimientos y desgracias de otros”.
What does lástima mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepity
¡Qué lástima!
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of lastimar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sentimiento doloroso que causan en el alma los padecimientos y desgracias de otros. 2. Objeto que mueve a compasión. 3. Grito de dolor o quejido. 4. Disgusto que causan algunas cosas de poca monta o importancia.
interjection: 1. Expresa decepción o pesar por algo que no ocurre como se deseaba o esperaba.
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 lástima
- lástimas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to lástima
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lástima in Spanish?
lástima appears 23 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).