suerte
Spanish, noun/ˈsweɾte/
suerte is spelled S-U-E-R-T-E (6 letters) and appears 178 times per million words in written Spanish, the 469th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Suerte is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “luck, fortune” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Causa supuesta de una consecución de sucesos no previsibles”.
What does suerte mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineluck, fortune
- 2
femininelot, fate
Esta es mi suerte en la vida, y tengo que aceptarla.
- 3
femininesort, kind, type
- 4
feminineoracular response
- 5
femininestage in a bullfight
- 6
Latin-Americafemininelottery ticket
- 7
feminineinformala small white spot on the nails
interjection
- 1
good luck!
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Causa supuesta de una consecución de sucesos no previsibles. 2. Circunstancia de ser, por mera casualidad, favorable o adverso a personas o cosas lo que ocurre o sucede. 3. Sistema de elección basado en la imprevisibilidad del resultado a priori. 4. Sucesión de casualidades que dan lugar a una situación propicia.
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 suerte
- suertes plural
- ¡suerte! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce suerte?
- /ˈsweɾte/
- [ˈsweɾ.t̪e]
- [ˈsweɾt̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to suerte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is suerte in Spanish?
suerte appears 178 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).