lento
Spanish, adjective/ˈlento/
lento is spelled L-E-N-T-O (5 letters) and appears 24 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,394th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lento is a Spanish adjective meaning “slow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que obra, sucede o se hace con velocidad reducida”.
What does lento mean in English?
adjective
- 1
slow
Por favor, habla más lento.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que obra, sucede o se hace con velocidad reducida. 2. Torpe, poco ágil, física o mentalmente. 3. De textura glutinosa o pegajosa. 4. Se decía de los tallos de árboles o plantas que eran flexibles, dúctiles o fáciles de doblar sin quebrarse.
adverb: 1. Lentamente, con poca velocidad.
noun: 1. Tipo de movimiento y de composición musical que se ejecuta con un ritmo lento₁.
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 lento
- lenta feminine
- lentos masculine plural
- lentas feminine plural
- lentísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lento?
- /ˈlento/
- [ˈlẽn̪.t̪o]
- [ˈlẽn̪t̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lento
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lento in Spanish?
lento appears 24 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).