pobre
Spanish, adjective/ˈpobɾe/
pobre is spelled P-O-B-R-E (5 letters) and appears 89 times per million words in written Spanish, the 987th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pobre is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “poor (lacking money, resources, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que tiene pocos bienes materiales”.
What does pobre mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepoor (lacking money, resources, etc.)
Se relajan las familias ricas en casas lujosas y las familias pobres tiran en chozas desmoronadas.
- 2
femininemasculinepoor (pitiable, pitiful)
Mi pobre vecino siempre está llorando.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que tiene pocos bienes materiales. 2. Poco numeroso o poco variado. 3. De poco valor económico. 4. Se dice de lo que despierta nuestra compasión.
interjection: 1. Expresión de compasión..
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 pobre
- pobres feminine masculine plural
- pobrísimo superlative
- paupérrimo error-unknown-tag superlative
- probe alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pobre?
- /ˈpobɾe/
- [ˈpo.β̞ɾe]
- [ˈpoβ̞ɾe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pobre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pobre in Spanish?
pobre appears 89 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).