punk
Spanish, noun/ˈpunk/
punk is spelled P-U-N-K (4 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,117th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Punk is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “punk (a member of the punk movement or fan of punk rock)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Género musical que emergió a mediados de los años 1970. Este género se caracteriza en la industria musical…”.
What does punk mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepunk (a member of the punk movement or fan of punk rock)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Género musical que emergió a mediados de los años 1970. Este género se caracteriza en la industria musical por su actitud independiente y contracultural.
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a la cultura o música punk.
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 punk
- punks plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce punk?
- /ˈpunk/
- [ˈpũŋk]
- nonstandard /ˈpank/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to punk
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is punk in Spanish?
punk appears 6.3 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).