susto
Spanish, noun/ˈsusto/
susto is spelled S-U-S-T-O (5 letters) and appears 6.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,416th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Susto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fright” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conmoción repentina del ánimo producida por el miedo y la sorpresa”.
What does susto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefright
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Conmoción repentina del ánimo producida por el miedo y la sorpresa.
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 susto
- sustos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce susto?
- /ˈsusto/
- [ˈsus.t̪o]
- [ˈsust̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to susto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is susto in Spanish?
susto appears 6.9 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).