castelhano
Portuguese, noun/kas.teˈʎɐ̃.nu/
castelhano is spelled C-A-S-T-E-L-H-A-N-O (10 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 30,037th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Castelhano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Castilian; Spanish (Romance language spoken in Spain and much of Latin America)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o idioma espanhol”.
What does castelhano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineCastilian; Spanish (Romance language spoken in Spain and much of Latin America)
- 2
masculineCastilian (inhabitant of Castile, Spain)
- 3
masculinea Uruguayan or Argentine
adjective
- 1
Castilian (of or relating to Castile, Spain)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a Castela, Espanha
noun: 1. o idioma espanhol 2. habitante Castela 3. dialeto de Castela
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of castelhano
- castelhanos plural
- castelhana feminine
- castelhanas feminine plural
- castelão alternative dated
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce castelhano?
- Brazil /kas.teˈʎɐ̃.nu/
- /kaʃ.teˈʎɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /kɐʃ.tɨˈʎɐ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to castelhano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is castelhano in Portuguese?
castelhano appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).