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martillo

Spanish, noun

martillo is spelled M-A-R-T-I-L-L-O (8 letters) and appears 6.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,279th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Martillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “hammer (a tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of martillar. With an accent, martilló is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of martillar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Herramienta para golpear, con forma de "T", de unos 30 cm. de largo, conformada por un mango y una cabeza…”.

What does martillo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinehammer (a tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding)

  2. 2

    masculinemalleus

  3. 3

    masculineauction house

  4. 4

    masculinehammer

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of martillar

verb

as martilló
  1. 1

    third-person singular preterite indicative of martillar

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Herramienta para golpear, con forma de "T", de unos 30 cm. de largo, conformada por un mango y una cabeza pesada, utilizada normalmente para enterrar clavos. 2. Uno de los tres huesecillos del oído medio que presenta una cabeza, un cuello y tres apófisis. Está conectado con la membrana timpánica y transmite las vibraciones sonoras al yunque, que se comunica a su vez con el estribo. 3. Acción de pedir dinero prestado, generalmente con insistencia. 4. Bola de acero sujeta a un cable con una empuñadura, que se utiliza al realizar el lanzamiento de martillo.

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 martillo

  • martillos plural

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

English words that translate to martillo

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

How common is martillo in Spanish?

martillo appears 6.2 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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