monstruo
Spanish, noun/ˈmonstɾwo/
monstruo is spelled M-O-N-S-T-R-U-O (8 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,270th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Monstruo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “monster, beast, behemoth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Producción contra el orden regular de la naturaleza”.
What does monstruo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemonster, beast, behemoth
- 2
masculinejuggernaut
- 3
masculinemonster, reprehensible person.
- 4
colloquialmasculinefreak, creep
¿Qué tipo de monstruo se pone los zapatos antes de ponerse la ropa interior?
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Producción contra el orden regular de la naturaleza. 2. Cosa excesivamente grande o extraordinaria en cualquier línea. 3. Persona o cosa muy fea. 4. Animal muy feo o muy agresivo que despierta temor.
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 monstruo
- monstruos plural
- mounstro alternative colloquial nonstandard
- monstro alternative colloquial nonstandard
- mostro alternative colloquial nonstandard
- mostruo alternative colloquial nonstandard
- moustro alternative colloquial nonstandard
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce monstruo?
- /ˈmonstɾwo/
- [ˈmõns.t̪ɾwo]
- /ˈmonstɾo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to monstruo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is monstruo in Spanish?
monstruo appears 12 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).