pesadilla
Spanish, noun/pesaˈdiʝa/
pesadilla is spelled P-E-S-A-D-I-L-L-A (9 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,402nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pesadilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “nightmare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sueño angustioso y desagradable”.
What does pesadilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenightmare
- 2
femininebane
la pesadilla de mi existencia/vida
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sueño angustioso y desagradable. 2. Preocupación intensa y aquello que la causa. 3. Dificultad para respirar mientras se duerme. 4. Persona molesta o cargante.
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 pesadilla
- pesadillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pesadilla?
- /pesaˈdiʝa/
- [pe.saˈð̞i.ʝa]
- [pesaˈð̞iʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pesadilla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pesadilla in Spanish?
pesadilla appears 9.5 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).