50 Spanish Insults for Every Occasion

Learn How to Insult in Spanish and Say Bad Spanish Words

There are so many reasons you might need to learn a Spanish insult or two. Maybe you hate your teacher and want to leave them with a farewell they'll never forget, or maybe you just want to know what that Spanish guy from down the street has been yelling at you every time you both cross paths. No matter what your reason may be to need to learn Spanish insults, you've come to the right place.

There's translations for insults ranging the topics of stupid, ugly, and fat, plus a place for yo momma jokes and other general insults and bad language. We've also listed a few ways to tell people to shut up, in case you are the one being insulted.

To learn translations in all these areas, simply scroll down or use the quick links provided below to skip to a certain type of insult.

Insults in Spanish:

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of insults from English to Spanish.

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Calling People an Idiot / Stupid in Spanish
Saying People are Ugly in Spanish
Fat Insults in Spanish
Spanish Yo Momma Insults
Ways to Say Shut Up in Spanish
General Spanish Insults and Bad Words

Calling People an Idiot / Stupid in Spanish

Spanish insults for times when a person's intelligence is in question.

Saying People are Ugly in Spanish

Spanish insults for times when a person's appearance is in question.

Fat Insults in Spanish

Spanish insults for times when a person's weight is in question.

Spanish Yo Momma Insults

Because nothing gets a person fired up like insulting their mother in Spanish.

Ways to Say Shut Up in Spanish

For times when you've had enough of people swearing at or insulting you in Spanish.

General Spanish Insults and Bad Words

For everything else.

*List of Spanish insults last updated: February 20, 2025.

Non-Verbal Insults

Because sometimes your best or only option may need to be a little passive-aggressive...

Depending on the situation, you may wish to go with a time honored attack - the fake dog poop approach. Leave some on their front porch, leave some on their office chair... the possibilities are endless. Relish their horror in silence from afar. To step up your game, you can also add a little fart spray to the mix. Want to be classy in your secret poop attack? Then why not go with some fake poop in a gift box?

If you feel fake poop might not quite send a harsh enough message, then there's always the more direct middle finger gesture trinkets, like this middle finger gnome, hand statue, or mug - which can be tastefully left full of coffee on a certain someone's desk, where it can slowly reveal its true nature to the drinker. Just remember - there's plenty of non-verbal ways to be insulting, you just have to get a little creative sometimes!

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