popular
Spanish, noun/popuˈlaɾ/
popular is spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-R (7 letters) and appears 126 times per million words in written Spanish, the 683rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Popular is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a member or supporter of PP (Partido Popular), a Spanish political party” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En la tribuna de un estadio, es la zona más económica, que no tiene asientos y donde generalmente se reúne la…”.
What does popular mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepopular
- 2
SpainfemininemasculinePertaining to PP (Partido Popular), a Spanish political party
noun
- 1
Spainfemininemasculinea member or supporter of PP (Partido Popular), a Spanish political party
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne al pueblo. 2. Que pertenece o concierne a los sectores sociales con menos recursos. 3. Que es del gusto o que es aprobado por la mayoría. 4. Que es accesible para la mayoría.
noun: 1. En la tribuna de un estadio, es la zona más económica, que no tiene asientos y donde generalmente se reúne la barrabrava para saltar y entonar cánticos.
verb: 1. Llenar de registros una base de datos, sobre todo si está vacía.
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 popular
- populares feminine masculine plural
- popularísimo superlative
- haber populado impersonal infinitive
- populando impersonal gerund
- habiendo populado impersonal gerund
- populado impersonal participle
- populo first-person singular indicative
- populas second-person singular indicative
- populás second-person singular vos-form
- popula third-person singular indicative
- populamos first-person plural indicative
- populáis second-person plural indicative
- populan third-person plural indicative
- populaba first-person singular indicative
- populabas second-person singular indicative
- populábamos first-person plural indicative
- populabais second-person plural indicative
- populaban third-person plural indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce popular?
- /popuˈlaɾ/
- [po.puˈlaɾ]
- [popuˈlaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to popular
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is popular in Spanish?
popular appears 126 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).