How to Say "Heartbreaker" in Spanish

rompecorazones

/rompekoɾaθones/from spelling rulesmasculine

The Spanish word for heartbreaker is rompecorazones.

The term refers to a person who causes sorrow.

Meaning: person who causes sorrow (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

This word is a compound of the verb rompe (breaks) and corazones (hearts).

The word rompecorazones is invariable in number. It remains the same whether you are referring to one person or multiple people.

/rompekoɾaθones/

In some Spanish-speaking cultures, a person who is a rompecorazones might be jokingly called a picaflor, which literally means 'flower-picker' or 'hummingbird'.
While rompecorazones is the literal term, Spanish speakers often use donjuán to describe a heartbreaker. This comes from the protagonist of Molière's play 'Don Juan', representing a man who seduces women without intention of marriage.
The word rompecorazones belongs to a massive family of Spanish 'machine' or 'tool' words, such as lavaplatos for dishwasher or paraguas for umbrella, which combine a verb and a noun.

Pedro es un auténtico ligón, siempre dejando corazones rotos a su paso.
Pedro is a real heartbreaker, always leaving broken hearts in his wake.
Ese hombre es un rompecorazones.
That man is a heartbreaker.
No confíes en él, es un rompecorazones.
Don't trust him, he is a heartbreaker.
El actor es un rompecorazones famoso.
The actor is a famous heartbreaker.

María and Mateo are discussing a famous actor at a cafe.

María

Mateo, ¿viste al actor de la película?
Mateo, did you see the actor from the movie?
Mateo

Sí, es un rompecorazones total.
Yes, he is a total heartbreaker.
María

Todas las mujeres lo aman.
All the women love him.
Mateo

Pero él solo causa dolor.
But he only causes pain.

Sources

Wiktionary, “heartbreaker” translations and entries rompecorazones, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.

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