apurado
Spanish, adjective/apuˈɾado/
apurado is spelled A-P-U-R-A-D-O (7 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 23,682nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apurado is a Spanish adjective meaning “in a hurry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of apurar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pobre, falto de lo necesario”.
What does apurado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
in a hurry
- 2
poor, needy, short
verb
- 1
past participle of apurar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Pobre, falto de lo necesario. 2. Esmerado, exacto. 3. Dificultoso, peligroso, angustioso. 4. Apresurado, con prisa.
verb: 1. Participio de apurar.
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 apurado
- apurada feminine
- apurados masculine plural
- apuradas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apurado?
- /apuˈɾado/
- [a.puˈɾa.ð̞o]
- [apuˈɾað̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apurado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apurado in Spanish?
apurado appears 1.9 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).