refrán
Spanish, noun/reˈfɾan/
refrán is spelled R-E-F-R-Á-N (6 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,645th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Refrán is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “proverb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Serie de versos que se repiten en un poema o canción”.
What does refrán mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineproverb
- 2
masculinesaying
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Serie de versos que se repiten en un poema o canción. 2. Frase hecha que expresa una máxima o consejo tradicional.
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 refrán
- refranes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce refrán?
- /reˈfɾan/
- [reˈfɾãn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to refrán
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is refrán in Spanish?
refrán appears 2.5 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).