pan
Spanish, noun/ˈpan/
pan is spelled P-A-N (3 letters) and appears 66 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,314th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pan is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bread (food made by baking cereal dough)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Masa a base de harina y agua endurecida por cocción al horno”.
What does pan mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebread (food made by baking cereal dough)
Para mi desayuno, tomo pan y leche.
- 2
masculinebun (such as the kind used on a hamburger or hot dog)
- 3
masculinemoney, dough
- 4
masculinework, job
prefix
- 1
pan-
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Masa a base de harina y agua endurecida por cocción al horno. 2. Masa sobada y delicado de aceite o manteca, usada en la elaboración de pasteles y empanadas. 3. Otra masa de esta forma. 4. Sustento diario.
prefix: 1. Prefijo que significa "todo" o "en su totalidad".
abbreviation: 1. Red de comunicación de datos empleada para la intercomunicación de dispositivos cercanos a una persona por ejemplo, teléfonos celulares, terminales portátiles, impresoras portátiles, auto estéreos, etc. 2. Siglas del Partido Acción Nacional. 3. Siglas del Partido de Avanzada Nacional.
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 pan
- panes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pan?
- /ˈpan/
- [ˈpãn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pan
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pan in Spanish?
pan appears 66 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).