pavoroso
Spanish, adjective/paboˈɾoso/
pavoroso is spelled P-A-V-O-R-O-S-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 84,644th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pavoroso is a Spanish adjective meaning “dreadful, horrifying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que infunde pavor, que causa espanto o temor intenso”.
What does pavoroso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dreadful, horrifying
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que infunde pavor, que causa espanto o temor intenso.
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 pavoroso
- pavorosa feminine
- pavorosos masculine plural
- pavorosas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pavoroso?
- /paboˈɾoso/
- [pa.β̞oˈɾo.so]
- [paβ̞oˈɾoso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pavoroso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pavoroso in Spanish?
pavoroso appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).