Sharp

"Sharp" in Spanish

afilado

(able to cut easily)

agrio

(having an intense, acrid flavour)

agrio

(offensive, critical, or acrimonious)

agudo

(able to cut easily)

agudo

(musically higher-pitched than desired)

agudo

(intense and sudden (of pain))

agudo

(observant, alert, acute)

agudo

(forming a small angle)

avisado

(intelligent)

certero

(exact, precise, accurate, keen)

cortopunzante

(able to cut easily)

cortopunzante

(pointed, able to pierce easily)

filoso

(able to cut easily)

filoso

(pointed, able to pierce easily)

listo

(intelligent)

puntiagudo

(able to cut easily)

puntiagudo

(pointed, able to pierce easily)

punzocortante

(able to cut easily)

punzocortante

(pointed, able to pierce easily)

sostenido

(of a note, raised by one semitone)

tajante

(offensive, critical, or acrimonious)

clavado

(exactly)

desafinado

(in a higher pitch than is correct or desirable)

en punto

(exactly)

sostenido

(sign for a sharp note on the staff)

sostenido

(note that is sharp in a particular key)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.