son
Spanish, noun/ˈson/
son is spelled S-O-N (3 letters) and appears 1,820 times per million words in written Spanish, the 42nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Son is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “tone (pleasant sound)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person plural present indicative of ser. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sonido rítmico”.
What does son mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetone (pleasant sound)
- 2
masculineson (Afro-Cuban musical form)
- 3
masculinemusical composition in this form
verb
- 1
third-person plural present indicative of ser
prefix
- 1
alternative form of so- (“sub-; under”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sonido rítmico. 2. Tipo de canción popular. 3. Aviso, difusión o noticia de algo. 4. Razón que se da para justificar o explicar un modo de proceder; excusa, pretexto.
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 son
- sones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce son?
- /ˈson/
- [ˈsõn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is son in Spanish?
son appears 1,820 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).