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semblante

Spanish, noun/semˈblante/

semblante is spelled S-E-M-B-L-A-N-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 40,689th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Semblante is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “countenance; appearance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Representación de algún afecto del ánimo en el rostro”.

What does semblante mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinecountenance; appearance

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que semeja a una persona o cosa.

noun: 1. Representación de algún afecto del ánimo en el rostro. 2. Parte anterior de la cabeza, desde el principio de la frente hasta la punta de la barba. 3. Apariencia y representación del estado de las cosas, sobre el cual formamos el concepto de ellas.

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 semblante

  • semblantes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce semblante?

  • /semˈblante/
  • [sẽmˈblãn̪.t̪e]
  • [sẽmˈblãn̪t̪e]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to semblante

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is semblante in Spanish?

semblante appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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