torreón
Spanish, noun/toreˈon/
torreón is spelled T-O-R-R-E-Ó-N (7 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,530th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Torreón is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “tower (of a castle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “La torre más fuerte, generalmente situada en la parte más alta de un castillo medieval, destinada a servir…”.
What does torreón mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetower (of a castle)
- 2
masculineturret
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. La torre más fuerte, generalmente situada en la parte más alta de un castillo medieval, destinada a servir como punto de observación, puesto de tiro y ciudadela, o último refugio si el resto de la fortificación era tomada por el enemigo. 2. Torreta. 3. Torreón de tramoya.
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 torreón
- torreones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce torreón?
- /toreˈon/
- [t̪o.reˈõn]
- [t̪oreˈõn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to torreón
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is torreón in Spanish?
torreón appears 3.2 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).