listo
Spanish, adjective
listo is spelled L-I-S-T-O (5 letters) and appears 58 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,512th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Listo is a Spanish adjective meaning “clever, smart (with ser)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of listar. With an accent, listó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of listar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Preparado, dispuesto o aparejado para ejecutar, hacer o usarse en algo”.
What does listo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
clever, smart (with ser)
Cree que es el estudiante más listo de su clase.
- 2
ready, set, all set, prepared, poised, up, down (with estar)
¿Estás listo?
- 3
alert
interjection
- 1
get set! (before starting a race)
- 2
that's it! (it's finished!)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of listar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of listar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Preparado, dispuesto o aparejado para ejecutar, hacer o usarse en algo. 2. Que tiene disponibilidad para obrar o responder de manera inmediata. 3. Que tiene inteligencia rápida y astucia para prever, entender o actuar.
interjection: 1. Expresión para indicar coincidencia de opinión, conformidad, asentimiento o aceptación. 2. Expresión para indicar la finalización de una tarea.
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 listo
- lista feminine
- listos masculine plural
- listas feminine plural
- listísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to listo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is listo in Spanish?
listo appears 58 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).