necio
Spanish, noun/ˈneθjo/
necio is spelled N-E-C-I-O (5 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,948th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Necio is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fool” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does necio mean in English?
adjective
- 1
stupid, ignorant
- 2
stubborn
noun
- 1
masculinefool
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no sabe algo que debería saber. 2. Por extensión, falto de inteligencia o entendimiento. 3. Que actúa sin prudencia. 4. Que no cambia su opinión o proceder, pese a las razones en sentido contrario.
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 necio
- necia feminine
- necios masculine plural
- necias feminine plural
- nescio alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce necio?
- /ˈneθjo/
- [ˈne.θjo]
- /ˈnesjo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to necio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is necio in Spanish?
necio appears 2.4 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).