virus
Spanish, noun/ˈbiɾus/
virus is spelled V-I-R-U-S (5 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,933rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Virus is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “virus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Agente infeccioso compuesto de ácido nucleico rodeado por proteínas, y que sólo se reproduce dentro de sus…”.
What does virus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevirus
- 2
masculinecomputer virus
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Agente infeccioso compuesto de ácido nucleico rodeado por proteínas, y que sólo se reproduce dentro de sus célula hospedadoras, usando los orgánulos de éstas. 2. Programa informático que modifica otros programas incluyendo en ellos copias de sí mismo causando daños a nivel de software.
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.
How do you pronounce virus?
- /ˈbiɾus/
- [ˈbi.ɾus]
- [ˈbiɾus]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to virus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is virus in Spanish?
virus appears 28 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).