putrefacto
Spanish, adjective/putɾeˈfaɡto/
putrefacto is spelled P-U-T-R-E-F-A-C-T-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 59,847th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Putrefacto is a Spanish adjective meaning “rotten, putrid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Echado a perder, podrido”.
What does putrefacto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rotten, putrid
- 2
rotten
El sistema de justicia aquí es putrefacto y corrupto.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Echado a perder, podrido.
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 putrefacto
- putrefacta feminine
- putrefactos masculine plural
- putrefactas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce putrefacto?
- /putɾeˈfaɡto/
- [pu.t̪ɾeˈfaɣ̞.t̪o]
- [put̪ɾeˈfakt̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to putrefacto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is putrefacto in Spanish?
putrefacto appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).