reggae
Spanish, noun/ˈreɡe/
reggae is spelled R-E-G-G-A-E (6 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,054th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reggae is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “reggae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Género musical de origen jamaiquino. Se basa en un estilo rítmico caracterizado por cortes regulares sobre…”.
What does reggae mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinereggae
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Género musical de origen jamaiquino. Se basa en un estilo rítmico caracterizado por cortes regulares sobre una música de fondo tocada por la batería rítmica, conocida como "beat", y la batería, que se toca en el tercer tiempo de cada compás.
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 reggae
- reggaes plural
- regué alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce reggae?
- /ˈreɡe/
- [ˈre.ɣ̞e]
- [reˈɣ̞ae]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to reggae
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is reggae in Spanish?
reggae appears 3.0 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).