rufián
Spanish, noun/ruˈfjan/
rufián is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “villain, ruffian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hombre que se dedica al tráfico de mujeres públicas”.
What does rufián mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevillain, ruffian
- 2
masculinepimp, panderer
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hombre que se dedica al tráfico de mujeres públicas.
noun: 1. Persona sin honor, perversa, despreciable.
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 rufián
- rufianes plural
- rufiana feminine
- rufianas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rufián?
- /ruˈfjan/
- [ruˈfjãn]
- [rufiˈãn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rufián
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rufián in Spanish?
rufián appears 1.1 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).