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pánico

Spanish, noun/ˈpaniko/

pánico is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “panic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Episodio agudo de los estados de ansiedad”.

What does pánico mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    pertaining to the god Pan

  2. 2

    panic (of fear, fright etc.)

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepanic

  2. 2

    masculinefear, fright

    Le tengo pánico.

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Relativo al dios Pan. 2. Se dice del miedo muy intenso, en particular de aquel sin fundamento.

noun: 1. Episodio agudo de los estados de ansiedad.

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 pánico

  • pánica feminine
  • pánicos masculine plural
  • pánicas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pánico?

  • /ˈpaniko/
  • [ˈpa.ni.ko]
  • [ˈpaniko]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to pánico

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is pánico in Spanish?

pánico appears 15 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).