nervioso
Spanish, adjective/neɾˈbjoso/
nervioso is spelled N-E-R-V-I-O-S-O (8 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,689th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nervioso is a Spanish adjective meaning “nerve” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Intranquilo, inseguro, atemorizado”.
What does nervioso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
nerve
- 2
nervous, on edge
ponerse nervioso
- 3
Spainfurious, annoyed, irritated
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Intranquilo, inseguro, atemorizado. 2. Concerniente a los nervios. 3. Nervoso. 4. Que tiene nervaduras.
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 nervioso
- nerviosa feminine
- nerviosos masculine plural
- nerviosas feminine plural
- nerviosísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nervioso?
- /neɾˈbjoso/
- [neɾˈβ̞jo.so]
- [neɾˈβ̞joso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nervioso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nervioso in Spanish?
nervioso appears 17 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).