apretado
Spanish, adjective/apɾeˈtado/
apretado is spelled A-P-R-E-T-A-D-O (8 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,054th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apretado is a Spanish adjective meaning “tight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of apretar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Muy junto y falto de espacio”.
What does apretado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
tight
- 2
short (of money)
- 3
Mexicoconceited, self-important, stuck-up
verb
- 1
past participle of apretar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Muy junto y falto de espacio. 2. Ajustado o cerrado con fuerza. 3. Que no cede sus bienes o dinero voluntariamente. 4. Que corre peligro de fracasar o de no resultar.
verb: 1. Participio de apretar.
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 apretado
- apretada feminine
- apretados masculine plural
- apretadas feminine plural
- apretadísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apretado?
- /apɾeˈtado/
- [a.pɾeˈt̪a.ð̞o]
- [apɾeˈt̪að̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apretado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apretado in Spanish?
apretado appears 3.0 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).