tonto
Spanish, noun/ˈtonto/
tonto is spelled T-O-N-T-O (5 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,313th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tonto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a fool, a stupid person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does tonto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
derogatoryoffensivestupid
¿Estás tonto?
- 2
derogatoryoffensivesilly, foolish
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculineoffensivea fool, a stupid person
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Falto de inteligencia o entendimiento. 2. Dicho de una cosa, propia de alguien tonto₁. 3. Carente de sensatez o razón, u opuesto a lo que se considera lógico o razonable. 4. Carente de tacto o gracia mundana.
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 tonto
- tonta feminine
- tontos masculine plural
- tontas feminine plural
- tontísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tonto?
- /ˈtonto/
- [ˈt̪õn̪.t̪o]
- [ˈt̪õn̪t̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tonto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tonto in Spanish?
tonto appears 25 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).