momento
Spanish, noun/moˈmento/
momento is spelled M-O-M-E-N-T-O (7 letters) and appears 513 times per million words in written Spanish, the 160th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Momento is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “moment, instant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cantidad relativamente corta de tiempo”.
What does momento mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemoment, instant
Un momento, señor.
- 2
masculinetiming
Fue un mal momento, así de simple.
- 3
masculinemomentum
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cantidad relativamente corta de tiempo. 2. Período de tiempo extendido que queda caracterizado por una condición o cualidad particular. 3. Ocasión, oportunidad que se tiene para concretar algo. 4. Magnitud que establece una relación entre uno o varios vectores y un punto, una recta o un plano.
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 momento
- momentos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce momento?
- /moˈmento/
- [moˈmẽn̪.t̪o]
- [moˈmẽn̪t̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to momento
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is momento in Spanish?
momento appears 513 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).