peste
Spanish, noun/ˈpeste/
peste is spelled P-E-S-T-E (5 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,985th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Peste is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “plague” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Enfermedad mortal, en especial si es contagiosa”.
What does peste mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineplague
- 2
femininecontagious disease
- 3
femininereek, unpleasant or repulsive smell
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Enfermedad mortal, en especial si es contagiosa. 2. Por extensión, cosa cualquiera muy dañina o perniciosa. 3. Por extensión, en virtud de la teoría miasmática de la enfermedad, olor desagradable. 4. Cosa cualquiera de mala calidad.
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 peste
- pestes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce peste?
- /ˈpeste/
- [ˈpes.t̪e]
- [ˈpest̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to peste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is peste in Spanish?
peste appears 5.6 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).