light
Spanish, adjective/ˈlait/
light is spelled L-I-G-H-T (5 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,927th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Light is a Spanish adjective meaning “light (low in fat, calories, salt, alcohol, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Reducido en calorías, grasas, sodio o alguna sustancia considerada perjudicial”.
What does light mean in English?
adjective
- 1
light (low in fat, calories, salt, alcohol, etc.)
- 2
light (low in tar, nicotine and other noxious chemicals)
- 3
Lacking substance or seriousness; lite
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Reducido en calorías, grasas, sodio o alguna sustancia considerada perjudicial. 2. Dicho de un cigarrillo: Mostrado como menos dañino. 3. Que es moderado en su ideología.
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.
How do you pronounce light?
- /ˈlait/
- [ˈlai̯t̪]
- /ˈlai/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is light in Spanish?
light appears 7.4 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).