sigiloso
Spanish, adjective/sixiˈloso/
sigiloso is spelled S-I-G-I-L-O-S-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 56,859th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sigiloso is a Spanish adjective meaning “sneaking, stealthy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que conserva el silencio”.
What does sigiloso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sneaking, stealthy
- 2
discreet
- 3
secretive
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que conserva el silencio. 2. Que procede con cautela. 3. Que guarda un secreto.
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 sigiloso
- sigilosa feminine
- sigilosos masculine plural
- sigilosas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sigiloso?
- /sixiˈloso/
- [si.xiˈlo.so]
- [sixiˈloso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sigiloso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sigiloso in Spanish?
sigiloso 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).