ventoso
/benˈtoso/
The Spanish word for windy is ventoso.
ventoso is an adjective used to describe weather that is accompanied by wind. While it is a correct way to describe the conditions, it is more common in everyday conversation to use the phrase hace viento to say that it is windy.
Meaning: accompanied by wind (adj)
Which one should you use?
While ventoso is an adjective, the phrase hace viento is the more common way to express that the weather is currently windy.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective ventoso must agree with the gender and number of the noun it describes. It changes to ventosa for feminine singular nouns, ventosos for masculine plural nouns and ventosas for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/benˈtoso/
Did you know?
- The common phrase hace viento literally translates to 'it makes wind', suggesting that the weather is an active creator of the breeze.
- If you want to say it is 'very windy' in a casual way, you might hear people say está ventando, using the verb 'ventar' which is more colloquial than the adjective.
- In many Spanish dialects, if the wind is blowing hard and making noise, people will use the verb soplar instead of describing the state with an adjective.
Examples in context
- ¿Está ventoso?Is it windy?This sentence is useful for asking if the weather is windy using ventoso.Tatoeba #989547 by hayastan, translation #456035 by lukaszpp
- Es realmente ventoso.It's really windy.This sentence is useful for stating that it is really windy using ventoso.Tatoeba #638196 by Leono, translation #450723 by CM
- Es un hermoso y ventoso día. ¡Qué día para una naríz de perro!It’s a beautiful, windy day. What a day for a dog’s nose!This sentence is useful for describing a beautiful and windy day using ventoso.Tatoeba #7056315 by tulakalbeyo, translation #7055914 by Eccles17
- El día está ventoso, asegúrese de llevar una chaqueta.The day is windy, make sure to bring a jacket.
- ¡Hace un día ventolero increíble, mejor quedémonos en casa!It's an incredibly windy day, let's stay at home!
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Javier and María are deciding whether to go to the beach.
- JavierNo quiero ir hoy, está muy ventoso.I don't want to go today, it is very windy.
- MaríaTienes razón, el clima se ve mal.You are right, the weather looks bad.
- Javier¿Crees que seguirá ventoso mañana?Do you think it will remain windy tomorrow?
- MaríaSí, el pronóstico dice lo mismo.Yes, the forecast says the same.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “windy” translations and entries ventoso, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
