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aptitud

Spanish, noun/abtiˈtud/

aptitud is spelled A-P-T-I-T-U-D (7 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,054th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aptitud is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “aptitude, ability (inherent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Capacidad de una persona o una cosa para hacer correctamente una labor o actividad”.

What does aptitud mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineaptitude, ability (inherent)

  2. 2

    femininesuitability, competence, proficiency, skill, capacity (acquired)

  3. 3

    femininefitness

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Capacidad de una persona o una cosa para hacer correctamente una labor o actividad. 2. Don natural para aprender cierta disciplina, materia o arte, y desempeñarse en ella con habilidad. 3. Idoneidad para asumir cierta función o empleo.

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 aptitud

  • aptitudes plural

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

How do you pronounce aptitud?

  • /abtiˈtud/
  • [aβ̞.t̪iˈt̪uð̞]
  • [apt̪iˈt̪uð̞]

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

English words that translate to aptitud

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

How common is aptitud in Spanish?

aptitud 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).

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