umami
Spanish, noun/uˈmami/
umami is spelled U-M-A-M-I (5 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 128,005th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umami is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “umami” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does umami mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineumami
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Sabor básico, diferenciado en 1908. Los restantes son: ácido, amargo, dulce y salado. El vocablo completo en japonés es うま味, que significa sabroso.
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 umami
- umamis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce umami?
- /uˈmami/
- [uˈma.mi]
- [uˈmami]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to umami
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is umami in Spanish?
umami appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).