pírrico
Spanish, adjective/ˈpiriko/
pírrico is spelled P-Í-R-R-I-C-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish, the 189,865th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pírrico is a Spanish adjective meaning “Pyrrhic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se dice de una victoria cuyo costo es demasiado alto”.
What does pírrico mean in English?
adjective
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Pyrrhic
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dice de una victoria cuyo costo es demasiado alto. 2. Se dice de un logro cuyo beneficio es muy pequeño con relación al esfuerzo hecho. 3. Se dice de lo que tiene muy poco valor o utilidad.
adjective: 1. Aplícase a una danza usada en la antigua Grecia, en la cual se imitaban ataques y contraataques de combate.
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 pírrico
- pírrica feminine
- pírricos masculine plural
- pírricas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pírrico?
- /ˈpiriko/
- [ˈpi.ri.ko]
- [ˈpiriko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pírrico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pírrico in Spanish?
pírrico appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).