software
Spanish, noun/ˈsofdw̝eɾ/
software is spelled S-O-F-T-W-A-R-E (8 letters) and appears 45 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,944th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Software is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “software (encoded computer instructions)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sistema formal de un sistema informático, que comprende el conjunto de los componentes lógicos necesarios que…”.
What does software mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesoftware (encoded computer instructions)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sistema formal de un sistema informático, que comprende el conjunto de los componentes lógicos necesarios que hace posible la realización de tareas específicas.
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 software
- softwares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce software?
- /ˈsofdw̝eɾ/
- [ˈsovð̞.w̝eɾ]
- /ˈsoftweɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to software
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is software in Spanish?
software appears 45 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).