ligero
Spanish, adjective/liˈxeɾo/
ligero is spelled L-I-G-E-R-O (6 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,046th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ligero is a Spanish adjective meaning “light, not heavy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pesa poco o que tiene poca densidad”.
What does ligero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
light, not heavy
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pesa poco o que tiene poca densidad. 2. Que es veloz o ágil. 3. Dicho de un alimento, de calorías reducidas. 4. Inconstante, voltario, que muda fácilmente de opinión; que muestra falta de reflexión.
adverb: 1. Rápidamente, velozmente, de prisa.
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 ligero
- ligera feminine
- ligeros masculine plural
- ligeras feminine plural
- ligerísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ligero?
- /liˈxeɾo/
- [liˈxe.ɾo]
- [liˈxeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ligero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ligero in Spanish?
ligero appears 12 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).