simpático
Spanish, adjective/simˈpatiko/
simpático is spelled S-I-M-P-Á-T-I-C-O (9 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,921st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Simpático is a Spanish adjective meaning “nice, pleasant, likable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que inspira simpatía”.
What does simpático mean in English?
adjective
- 1
nice, pleasant, likable
- 2
sympathetic (related to the sympathetic nervous system)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que inspira simpatía. 2. Con cualidades que inspiran sentimientos de agrado, afecto, cordialidad o comunión. 3. Dicho de uno de los tres subsistemas del sistema nervioso autónomo y de sus partes: Que se ubica cerca del centro de la columna vertebral y que equilibra la acción de los nervios parasimpáticos. 4. Dicho de una cuerda –o de otros elementos de instrumentos musicales–: Que resuena o vibra por sí sola cuando se hace sonar otra.
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 simpático
- simpática feminine
- simpáticos masculine plural
- simpáticas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce simpático?
- /simˈpatiko/
- [sĩmˈpa.t̪i.ko]
- [sĩmˈpat̪iko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to simpático
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is simpático in Spanish?
simpático appears 5.0 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).