triste
Spanish, adjective/ˈtɾiste/
triste is spelled T-R-I-S-T-E (6 letters) and appears 71 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,240th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Triste is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “As a temporary state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que siente tristeza”.
What does triste mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineAs a temporary state.
¿Por qué estás tan triste?
- 2
femininemasculineAs a trait.
¿Por qué eres tan triste?
- 3
femininemasculinedismal, dreary, glum, miserable, melancholic
- 4
femininemasculinesorrowful, mournful
- 5
femininemasculineforlorn
- 6
femininemasculineupsetting, saddening
- 7
femininemasculinedull
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que siente tristeza. 2. De carácter propenso a la tristeza. 3. Que muestra o denota tristeza. 4. Que ocasiona o inspira tristeza.
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 triste
- tristes feminine masculine plural
- tristísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce triste?
- /ˈtɾiste/
- [ˈt̪ɾis.t̪e]
- [ˈt̪ɾist̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to triste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is triste in Spanish?
triste appears 71 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).