puta
Spanish, noun/ˈputa/
puta is spelled P-U-T-A (4 letters) and appears 112 times per million words in written Spanish, the 786th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Puta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “whore, slut, prostitute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of puto. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mujer que presta servicios sexuales por dinero”.
What does puta mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininevulgarwhore, slut, prostitute
- 2
derogatoryfemininevulgarbitch
interjection
- 1
colloquialderogatoryvulgarfuck! shit!
adjective
- 1
derogatoryfemininevulgarfeminine singular of puto
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mujer que presta servicios sexuales por dinero. 2. Mujer de moral cuestionable o reprensible.
interjection: 1. Úsase para expresar ira, frustración o desagrado.
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 puta
- putas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce puta?
- /ˈputa/
- [ˈpu.t̪a]
- [ˈput̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to puta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is puta in Spanish?
puta appears 112 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).