severo
Spanish, adjective/seˈbeɾo/
severo is spelled S-E-V-E-R-O (6 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,590th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Severo is a Spanish adjective meaning “severe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que trata o castiga de un modo áspero, duro o estricto”.
What does severo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
severe
- 2
stern
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que trata o castiga de un modo áspero, duro o estricto. 2. Muy exacto o rígido para observar o hacer cumplir las normas. 3. Sin excesos ni alardes. 4. Dicho de una condición o enfermedad, que tiene características o síntomas que se manifiestan de forma muy intensa.
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 severo
- severa feminine
- severos masculine plural
- severas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce severo?
- /seˈbeɾo/
- [seˈβ̞e.ɾo]
- [seˈβ̞eɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to severo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is severo in Spanish?
severo appears 6.8 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).