50 most common Spanish bad words with English translation

Today we are going to show you a list of 50 Spanish bad words. Although we advise against using them in any conversation, it is still something extra to know. Unfortunately, we may be insulted or we may witness a discussion in which swearing is used, which is why we believe it is important to know these Spanish curse words.

In addition to the most commonly used swear words in Spain, we will also see a short list of bad words used in Argentina and Mexico, since as you can imagine, the vocabulary often changes from one country to another.

Let’s start right away with our list of Spanish insults with their English translation.

⚠️But first of all, we need to add a small but necessary premise: children had better not read it! ⚠️

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LIST OF SPANISH BAD WORDS

• Asqueroso – Disgusting/Nasty
• Bastardo – Bastard
• Cabrón – Asshole
• Cojones – Balls/Bollocks
• Gilipollas – Moron
• Guarro – Filthy
• Hijo de puta/Hijoputa – Son of a bitch/Motherfucker
• Hostia puta – Fuck me
• Huevonazo – Asshole
• Imbécil de mierda – You fucking moron
• Lameculos – Ass kisser
• Lerdo – Dumb
• Maricón – Fag/Queer
• Mierda – Shit
• Pajero – Wanker
• Pelotas – Balls
• Qué puñetas – What the fuck
• Puta – Whore
• Putón – Slut
• Qué te den por culo – Fuck off/Fuck you
• Qué te jodas/Jódete – Fuck off/Fuck you
• Vete a cagar – Fuck off/Fuck you
• Vete a la mierda – Fuck off/Fuck you
• Vete a tomar por culo – Fuck off/Fuck you
• Vaya mierda – What a piece of shit
• Zorra – Whore

Did you know that insults can vary depending on the country you are in? Yes, between Spain and Latin American countries, in addition to many commonly used words, some Spanish swear words can also change.

BAD WORDS IN ARGENTINA

Let’s take a quick look at a short list of swear words in Argentinean Spanish.

• La puta madre – Your motherfucker
• La recontra puta que te parió – Your motherfucker
• La concha de la lora – Shit (literally “the parrot’s cunt”. You can read the explanation for this bad word here). 
• Cagada – Heap of junk
• Pendejo – Idiotic/Foolish/Jerk
• Forro/a – Asshole
• Chanta – Loadmouthed
• Guacho/a – Bastard
• Gil – Dumb
• Marica/Maricón – Queer
• Torta/Tortillera – Dyke
• Me chupa un huevo – I don’t give a shit
• Chúpame la pija – Suck my cock
• Cabeza de pija – Dickhead

BAD WORDS IN MEXICO

And now let’s see some swear words in Mexican Spanish.

• Chale – Damn it
• Chamaco – Rugrat (kid in a pejorative way)
• Chichis – Tits (Be careful because in Spain the same word – chichi – in the singular has a very different meaning. It means “pussy”)
• Chingadera – Crap
• Chingar – Screw
• Culero – Asshole
• Naco – Oik (UK)/Hick (US)
• Pinche – Damn

Today, we have listed 50 Spanish bad words. In addition, through our blog, you can discover many other words and phrases in English.

We now conclude with a little trivia about swearing in Spanish. Often, even in normal conversations, Spaniards jokingly insult each other without having any intention of offending the other person. This is a curious custom that, however, we repeat once again not to put into practice.

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