terror
Spanish, noun/teˈroɾ/
terror is spelled T-E-R-R-O-R (6 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,980th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Terror is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “terror” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Miedo, espanto”.
What does terror mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineterror
- 2
masculinehorror
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Miedo, espanto. 2. Miedo de gran intensidad. 3. Persona que por su personalidad o hazañas infunde un miedo intenso de encontrarlo o enfrentarlo.
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 terror
- terrores plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terror?
- /teˈroɾ/
- [t̪eˈroɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to terror
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is terror in Spanish?
terror appears 28 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).