aparato
Spanish, noun
aparato is spelled A-P-A-R-A-T-O (7 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,909th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aparato is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “apparatus, device, tool, instrument, appliance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of aparatar. With an accent, aparató is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of aparatar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conjunto de piezas que interactúan para realizar una función específica”.
What does aparato mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineapparatus, device, tool, instrument, appliance
- 2
masculineblower, piece (phone)
- 3
masculinebraces (a device worn on the teeth to straighten them)
- 4
masculinewilly, tool (penis)
- 5
masculinepomp, ceremony
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of aparatar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of aparatar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Conjunto de piezas que interactúan para realizar una función específica. 2. Conjunto de diferentes órganos o tejidos de un ser vivo que en conjunto desempeñan una función determinada. 3. Cada instrumento sobre los que un gimnasta realiza su rutina de ejercicios.
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 aparato
- aparatos plural
- parato alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to aparato
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aparato in Spanish?
aparato appears 20 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).