quejoso
Spanish, adjective/keˈxoso/
quejoso is spelled Q-U-E-J-O-S-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 72,568th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quejoso is a Spanish adjective meaning “whining; whimpering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dícese de la persona que tiene queja de otra”.
What does quejoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
whining; whimpering
- 2
complaining
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dícese de la persona que tiene queja de otra. 2. Persona que siempre se queja, protesta o refunfuña con o sin motivo infundado para ello.
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 quejoso
- quejosa feminine
- quejosos masculine plural
- quejosas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quejoso?
- /keˈxoso/
- [keˈxo.so]
- [keˈxoso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quejoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quejoso in Spanish?
quejoso appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).