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lerdo

Spanish, adjective/ˈleɾdo/

lerdo is spelled L-E-R-D-O (5 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 33,452nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lerdo is a Spanish adjective meaning “slow, sluggish, of animals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dícese de una persona: de poca inteligencia”.

What does lerdo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    slow, sluggish, of animals

  2. 2

    dim-witted, oafish, inefficient

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Dícese de una persona: de poca inteligencia. 2. Pesado y torpe en el andar. Se dice comúnmente de las bestias. 3. Tardo y torpe para comprender o ejecutar una cosa.

noun: 1. Tumor que le puede crecer al caballo cerca de la rodilla.

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 lerdo

  • lerda feminine
  • lerdos masculine plural
  • lerdas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce lerdo?

  • /ˈleɾdo/
  • [ˈleɾ.ð̞o]
  • [ˈleɾð̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to lerdo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is lerdo in Spanish?

lerdo appears 1.1 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).

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