sonsonete
Spanish, noun[sõnsoˈnet̪e]
sonsonete is spelled S-O-N-S-O-N-E-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish, the 167,210th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sonsonete is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a noise or sound composed of repeated tapping or a similar jarring motion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sonido rítmico y habitualmente molesto”.
What does sonsonete mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea noise or sound composed of repeated tapping or a similar jarring motion
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sonido rítmico y habitualmente molesto 2. Entonación despectiva o irónica
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 sonsonete
- sonsonetes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sonsonete?
- [sõnsoˈnet̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sonsonete in Spanish?
sonsonete appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).