senpai
Spanish, noun/semˈpai/
senpai is spelled S-E-N-P-A-I (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 56,127th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Senpai is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “senpai” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vocativo utilizado en los países del Lejano Oriente para nombrar al maestro de mayor experiencia”.
What does senpai mean in English?
noun
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vocativo utilizado en los países del Lejano Oriente para nombrar al maestro de mayor experiencia.
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 senpai
- senpais plural
- senpáis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce senpai?
- /semˈpai/
- [sẽmˈpai̯]
- [sẽmˈpaj]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is senpai in Spanish?
senpai appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).