olfato
Spanish, noun/olˈfato/
olfato is spelled O-L-F-A-T-O (6 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 18,462nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Olfato is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “smell, olfaction, sense of smell (sense that detects smells)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sentido que percibe el olor”.
What does olfato mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesmell, olfaction, sense of smell (sense that detects smells)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sentido que percibe el olor. 2. Habilidad para entender o detectar lo que no es evidente o que esta oculto.
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 olfato
- olfatos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce olfato?
- /olˈfato/
- [olˈfa.t̪o]
- [olˈfat̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to olfato
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is olfato in Spanish?
olfato appears 2.7 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).