patatús
Spanish, noun/pataˈtus/
patatús is spelled P-A-T-A-T-Ú-S (7 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 126,596th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patatús is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “faint (act of fainting), swoon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pérdida repentina y transitoria de la conciencia y la facultad de movimiento”.
What does patatús mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculinefaint (act of fainting), swoon
Cuando vi la factura de la luz, ¡casi me daba un patatús!
- 2
colloquialmasculineheart attack; fit
¡Que triste! Según su hijo, le dio un patatús mientras dormía.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pérdida repentina y transitoria de la conciencia y la facultad de movimiento.
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 patatús
- patatuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patatús?
- /pataˈtus/
- [pa.t̪aˈt̪us]
- [pat̪aˈt̪us]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is patatús in Spanish?
patatús appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).