Wannabe
//ˈwɒnəbi//
Translations of "wannabe" (13 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech | rádoby(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications) | — | |
| Dutch | wannabe(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications) | — | |
| Finnish | matkija(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications) | — | |
| French | wannabe(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications) | — | |
| German | Möchtegern(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications) | — | |
| Hungarian | önjelölt(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications) | — | |
| Japanese | もどき(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications), ワナビ(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications), ワナビー(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications) | modoki, wanabi, wanabī | |
| Norwegian | wannabe(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications) | — | |
| Polish | pozer(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications), pozerka(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications) | — | |
| Portuguese | metido a(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications) | — | |
| Spanish | aparentador(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications), aspirante(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications), guanabí(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications), pseudo(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications), un quiero y no puedo(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications), wanabi(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications), wannabi(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications) | — | |
| Swedish | wannabe(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications) | — | |
| Turkish | özenti(someone who wishes to be like someone, but lacks the qualifications) | — |
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.