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apropiado

Spanish, adjective/apɾoˈpjado/

apropiado is spelled A-P-R-O-P-I-A-D-O (9 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,928th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apropiado is a Spanish adjective meaning “appropriate, suitable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of apropiar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Adecuado para un fin”.

What does apropiado mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    appropriate, suitable

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of apropiar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Adecuado para un fin.

verb: 1. Participio de apropiar.

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 apropiado

  • apropiada feminine
  • apropiados masculine plural
  • apropiadas feminine plural
  • apropriado alternative obsolete

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce apropiado?

  • /apɾoˈpjado/
  • [a.pɾoˈpja.ð̞o]
  • [apɾoˈpjað̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to apropiado

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is apropiado in Spanish?

apropiado appears 13 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).

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