miedo

/ˈmjeðo/

el noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los miedos

Meaning

  1. fear

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: idea. Concreteness: abstract. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

temor

temor is slightly more formal or literary; miedo is the everyday word for "fear."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

temor

temor is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fear."

Practice

1 What does miedo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tengo ___ de las arañas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches miedo?

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