tirano
Spanish, noun/tiˈɾano/
tirano is spelled T-I-R-A-N-O (6 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,075th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tirano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “tyrant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “El usurpador de un poder”.
What does tirano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
like a tyrant; tyrannous; tyrannical
noun
- 1
masculinetyrant
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Injusto, opresor. 2. Epíteto de los afectos que subyugan el ánimo y causan grandes pesadumbres. 3. Esquivo
noun: 1. El usurpador de un poder. 2. El que gobierna o manda con tiranía. 3. Especie de ave del género halcón.^([definición imprecisa]) 4. El comerciante que vende los géneros a subido precio.
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 tirano
- tirana feminine
- tiranos masculine plural
- tiranas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tirano?
- /tiˈɾano/
- [t̪iˈɾa.no]
- [t̪iˈɾano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tirano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tirano in Spanish?
tirano appears 4.0 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).