pésame
Spanish, noun/ˈpesame/
pésame is spelled P-É-S-A-M-E (6 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 20,279th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pésame is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “condolences” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a second-person singular imperative of pesar combined with me. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Expresión con que se manifiesta el sentimiento de pena o aflicción por el fallecimiento de una persona. El…”.
What does pésame mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecondolences
transmitir su solidaridad y pésame
verb
- 1
second-person singular imperative of pesar combined with me
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Expresión con que se manifiesta el sentimiento de pena o aflicción por el fallecimiento de una persona. El pésame se da a los familiares más cercanos del fallecido, muy en particular al cónyuge, hermanos, padres e hijos.
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 pésame
- pésames plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pésame?
- /ˈpesame/
- [ˈpe.sa.me]
- [ˈpesame]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pésame
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pésame in Spanish?
pésame appears 2.3 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).