patético
Spanish, adjective/paˈtetiko/
patético is a Spanish adjective meaning “pathetic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que provoca piedad, pena, u otro padecimiento moral por simpatía”.
What does patético mean in English?
adjective
- 1
pathetic
- 2
colloquialawful, terrible (very bad)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que provoca piedad, pena, u otro padecimiento moral por simpatía. 2. Que provoca desdén o desprecio, en especial por su incapacidad.
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 patético
- patética feminine
- patéticos masculine plural
- patéticas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patético?
- /paˈtetiko/
- [paˈt̪e.t̪i.ko]
- [paˈt̪et̪iko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to patético
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is patético in Spanish?
patético appears 7.2 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).