terco
Spanish, adjective/ˈteɾko/
terco is spelled T-E-R-C-O (5 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,063rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Terco is a Spanish adjective meaning “stubborn, stiff-necked, obstinate, willful, dogged, pigheaded, hardheaded, bullheaded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que no cambia su opinión o proceder, pese a las razones en sentido contrario”.
What does terco mean in English?
adjective
- 1
stubborn, stiff-necked, obstinate, willful, dogged, pigheaded, hardheaded, bullheaded
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no cambia su opinión o proceder, pese a las razones en sentido contrario. 2. Se dice de una cosa más dura de lo habitual o difícil de manipular.
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 terco
- terca feminine
- tercos masculine plural
- tercas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terco?
- /ˈteɾko/
- [ˈt̪eɾ.ko]
- [ˈt̪eɾko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to terco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is terco in Spanish?
terco appears 1.3 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).