petado
Spanish, adjective/peˈtado/
petado is spelled P-E-T-A-D-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish, the 121,166th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Petado is a Spanish adjective meaning “packed, jam-packed, full (of people or things)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of petar.
What does petado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Spaincolloquialpacked, jam-packed, full (of people or things).
El concierto estaba tan petado que no podíamos ni movernos.
- 2
Spaincolloquialexhausted, shattered, dead tired.
Después de trabajar doce horas, he llegado a casa petado.
- 3
Spaincolloquialbroken, busted, crashed (usually referring to electronics or machines).
Mi ordenador está petado, lleva media hora con la pantalla congelada.
- 4
Spaincolloquialbuff, ripped, jacked (very muscular).
Ese tío va al gimnasio todos los días, está muy petado.
verb
- 1
past participle of petar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Participio de petar o de petarse.
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 petado
- petada feminine
- petados masculine plural
- petadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce petado?
- standard /peˈtado/
- standard [peˈt̪a.ð̞o]
- standard /peˈtao/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is petado in Spanish?
petado appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).