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"Funny" is an adjective which is often translated as "gracioso", and "hilarious" is an adjective which is often translated as "divertidísimo". Learn more about the difference between "funny" and "hilarious" below.
funny()
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (amusing)
a. gracioso
The funny clown wore purple shoes and a huge hat.El gracioso payaso llevaba zapatos morados y un sombrero enorme.
b. divertido
I don't know what you're laughing at. I don't find it funny when someone falls down.No sé de qué te ríes. A mí que alguien se caiga no me parece divertido.
d. chistoso
I always have a great time with Clara. She is really funny!Siempre la paso muy bien con Clara. ¡Es muy chistosa!
2. (peculiar)
3. (surprising)
a. curioso
It's funny that you should defend those ideas now, when before you were dead against them.Es curioso que ahora defiendas esas idea, cuando antes eras completamente contrario a ellas.
funnies
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
4. (colloquial) (comics) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. las tiras cómicas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Hey, who took the funnies? I was going to read them.Oye, ¿quién se llevó las tiras cómicas? Las iba a leer.
hilarious()
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (general)
a. divertidísimo
The comedian made the audience laugh with a hilarious joke.El comediante hizo reír al público con un chiste divertidísimo.
