amparo
Spanish, noun
amparo is spelled A-M-P-A-R-O (6 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,873rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amparo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “shelter, sanctuary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of amparar. With an accent, amparó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of amparar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Institución que va encaminada a proteger la libertad individual o patrimonial de las personas cuando han sido…”.
What does amparo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshelter, sanctuary
- 2
masculineprotection
- 3
masculineaid, relief
amparo social
- 4
masculineexemption, pardon
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of amparar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of amparar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Institución que va encaminada a proteger la libertad individual o patrimonial de las personas cuando han sido desconocidas o atropelladas por una autoridad. 2. Acción de amparar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of amparo
- amparos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to amparo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amparo in Spanish?
amparo appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).