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zumbido

Spanish, noun/θumˈbido/

zumbido is spelled Z-U-M-B-I-D-O (7 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 25,923rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zumbido is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “buzz, hum, ringing (a buzzing or humming noise)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de zumbar”.

What does zumbido mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebuzz, hum, ringing (a buzzing or humming noise)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Acción o efecto de zumbar. 2. Sonido bajo, continuo y bronco que producen insectos voladores tales como las moscas, las avispas y las abejas. 3. Golpe fuerte que recibe o se da alguien.

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 zumbido

  • zumbidos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce zumbido?

  • /θumˈbido/
  • [θũmˈbi.ð̞o]
  • /sumˈbido/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to zumbido

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is zumbido in Spanish?

zumbido appears 1.6 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).

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