quebradizo
Spanish, adjective/kebɾaˈdiθo/
quebradizo is spelled Q-U-E-B-R-A-D-I-Z-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 86,552nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quebradizo is a Spanish adjective meaning “brittle, crumbly, friable, fragile, delicate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Expuesto a romperse con facilidad”.
What does quebradizo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
brittle, crumbly, friable, fragile, delicate
- 2
crisp (e.g. air, food)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Expuesto a romperse con facilidad 2. Débil, delicado
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 quebradizo
- quebradiza feminine
- quebradizos masculine plural
- quebradizas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quebradizo?
- /kebɾaˈdiθo/
- [ke.β̞ɾaˈð̞i.θo]
- /kebɾaˈdiso/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quebradizo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quebradizo in Spanish?
quebradizo appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).