engreído
/enɡɾeˈido/
The Spanish word for conceited is engreído.
engreído is used to describe someone who has an excessively favorable opinion of themselves. While it implies a person is full of themselves and focused on their own vanity, it is distinct from orgulloso, which can often have a positive connotation of being proud.
Meaning: having an excessively favorable opinion of oneself (adj)
Is it said differently in some regions?
The informal term agrandado/agrandada is common in many Latin American countries to describe a conceited person.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender with the person being described. Use the feminine form engreída for a woman and the masculine plural form engreídos when describing a group of men or a mixed-gender group.
How do you pronounce it?
/enɡɾeˈido/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American countries, the verb engreír can mean to spoil a child or a pet with too much affection, which is the opposite of calling someone 'conceited'.
- While engreído is standard, some regions use the slang term creído to describe a conceited person. This comes from the verb creer, meaning 'to believe', suggesting the person 'believes' they are more important than they actually are.
- While engreído is a personality trait, the term agrandado literally means 'enlarged' or 'made bigger', as if the person has physically expanded to take up more space.
Examples in context
- Los engreídos dan por hecho que son superiores a los demás.Conceited people take it for granted that they are superior to others.This sentence shows how engreído is used to describe people who assume they are superior to others.Tatoeba #1667631 by teskmon, translation #65470 by Hans_Adler
- Juan es muy creído, siempre presume de sus notas en la universidad.Juan is very conceited, he always boasts about his grades at university.
- No te hagas el agrandado, nadie te cree que tienes tanto talento.Don't act conceited, nobody believes you have so much talent.
- Ese actor es muy engreído.That actor is very conceited.
- No seas tan engreído con tus logros.Don't be so conceited about your achievements.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are talking about a new coworker at the office.
- MateoEl nuevo gerente parece un poco engreído.The new manager seems a bit conceited.
- ElenaSí, siempre habla de sí mismo.Yes, he always talks about himself.
- Mateo¿Crees que es un hombre engreído?Do you think he is a conceited man?
- ElenaTotalmente, es muy arrogante.Totally, he is very arrogant.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry engreído, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
