muerto
Spanish, noun/ˈmweɾto/
muerto is spelled M-U-E-R-T-O (6 letters) and appears 85 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,035th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Muerto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a dead person, deceased” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of morir. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Bloque de gran peso que se fondea en el mar y se usa como ancla de embarcaciones o construcciones flotantes…”.
What does muerto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dead
- 2
exhausted; dead tired
- 3
colloquialunupdated, inactive, outdated
noun
- 1
masculinea dead person, deceased
- 2
masculinedummy
- 3
masculinemooring block
verb
- 1
past participle of morir
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no tiene vida, en sentido real o figurado. 2. Extremadamente cansado. 3. Que no funciona o que no ofrece el servicio habitual. 4. Referido a un color, que es poco vivo, que tiene demasiado gris.
noun: 1. Bloque de gran peso que se fondea en el mar y se usa como ancla de embarcaciones o construcciones flotantes, para evitar que se vayan a la deriva.
noun: 1. Obstáculo que sobresale del pavimento y lo atraviesa de lado a lado, para inducir a los conductores o choferes a reducir la velocidad de su vehículo.
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 muerto
- muerta feminine
- muertos masculine plural
- muertas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce muerto?
- /ˈmweɾto/
- [ˈmweɾ.t̪o]
- [ˈmweɾt̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to muerto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is muerto in Spanish?
muerto appears 85 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).