pastor
Spanish, noun/pasˈtoɾ/
pastor is spelled P-A-S-T-O-R (6 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,065th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pastor is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “shepherd” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que cría o cuida ganado, en particular si es ganado ovino o caprino”.
What does pastor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshepherd
- 2
masculineherder
- 3
masculinepastor, priest
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que cría o cuida ganado, en particular si es ganado ovino o caprino. 2. En el protestantismo, sacerdote dentro de la jerarquía de una iglesia que tiene fieles a su cargo.
noun: 1. Perro que tiene aptitudes o entrenamiento para el trabajo con ganado. Existen razas especializadas en esta tarea.
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 pastor
- pastores plural
- pastora feminine
- pastoras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pastor?
- /pasˈtoɾ/
- [pasˈt̪oɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pastor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pastor in Spanish?
pastor appears 19 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).