matado
Spanish, adjective/maˈtado/
matado is spelled M-A-T-A-D-O (6 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,116th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matado is a Spanish adjective meaning “loser, idler, poor thing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of matar.
What does matado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Spaincolloquialloser, idler, poor thing
- 2
fugly, hideous (person)
- 3
Mexicobookish (lover of reading and or study)
verb
- 1
past participle of matar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Participio de matar o de matarse.
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 matado
- matada feminine
- matados masculine plural
- matadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matado?
- /maˈtado/
- [maˈt̪a.ð̞o]
- [maˈt̪að̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to matado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is matado in Spanish?
matado appears 10 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).