apto
Spanish, adjective
apto is spelled A-P-T-O (4 letters) and appears 5.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,726th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apto is a Spanish adjective meaning “suitable; capable, able; fit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of aptar. With an accent, aptó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of aptar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que sirve, es adecuado o está disponible para un fin o propósito”.
What does apto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
suitable; capable, able; fit
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of aptar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of aptar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que sirve, es adecuado o está disponible para un fin o propósito 2. Que posee conocimientos necesarios para un examen
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 apto
- apta feminine
- aptos masculine plural
- aptas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to apto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apto in Spanish?
apto appears 5.1 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).