listón
Spanish, noun/lisˈton/
listón is spelled L-I-S-T-Ó-N (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 30,367th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Listón is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “lath” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cinta de tela de seda de anchura inferior a 35 mm”.
What does listón mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelath
- 2
masculinestrip
- 3
masculinebatten, slat
- 4
masculinebar, crossbar
- 5
masculinebar, standard (level to overcome)
bajar el listón
- 6
Mexicomasculineribbon
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cinta de tela de seda de anchura inferior a 35 mm. 2. Parte de una moldura a modo de lista larga y estrecha. 3. Por analogía, moldura en forma de listón₂ en ligero relieve. 4. Tabla pequeña y delgada.
adjective: 1. Dicho de un bovino, que tiene una lista más clara de pelaje a lo largo de la columna.
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 listón
- listones plural
- listona feminine
- listonas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce listón?
- /lisˈton/
- [lisˈt̪õn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to listón
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is listón in Spanish?
listón appears 1.3 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).