vergonzoso
Spanish, adjective/beɾɡonˈθoso/
vergonzoso is spelled V-E-R-G-O-N-Z-O-S-O (10 letters) and appears 7.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,631st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vergonzoso is a Spanish adjective meaning “shameful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hecho o situación que causa vergüenza”.
What does vergonzoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
shameful
- 2
shy, bashful
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Hecho o situación que causa vergüenza. 2. Que siente vergüenza fácilmente.
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 vergonzoso
- vergonzosa feminine
- vergonzosos masculine plural
- vergonzosas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vergonzoso?
- /beɾɡonˈθoso/
- [beɾ.ɣ̞õn̟ˈθo.so]
- /beɾɡonˈsoso/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vergonzoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vergonzoso in Spanish?
vergonzoso appears 7.8 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).