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señor

Spanish, noun

señor is spelled S-E-Ñ-O-R (5 letters) and appears 282 times per million words in written Spanish, the 287th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Señor is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “mister, sir, lord (title conferred on a married or older male)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Señor is a different word: “alternative letter-case form of señor (used before a name); Mister”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que posee o goza de autoridad sobre algo”.

What does señor mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinemister, sir, lord (title conferred on a married or older male)

    Señor, cierre la puerta.

  2. 2

    masculinegentleman

  3. 3

    masculinemaster

adjective

  1. 1

    great big; whopping

    dale un señor golpe

  2. 2

    free

    Eres muy señor de hacerlo si quieres

noun

as Señor
  1. 1

    masculinealternative letter-case form of señor (used before a name); Mister

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Persona que posee o goza de autoridad sobre algo. 2. En particular, titular de un privilegio nobiliario. 3. Vocativo de cortesía que se antepone al nombre, apellido o tratamiento de una persona adulta. 4. El amo respecto a sus criados.

adjective: 1. Por extensión, de gran importancia o gravedad. 2. Decoroso, propio de caballeros.

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 señor

  • señores plural
  • señora feminine
  • señoras feminine plural
  • señorito diminutive
  • Señor alternative
  • seor alternative
  • seó alternative
  • Señores plural
  • Señora feminine
  • Señoras feminine plural

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

English words that translate to señor

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

How common is señor in Spanish?

señor appears 282 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).

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