-ario

[ˈaɾjo]

/[ˈaɾjo]/ suffix

The verdict

“-ario” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indica «lo relacionado con» la base a la cual se adjunta: agrario → lo relacionado con el agro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ario · -ario · Spanish

-ario · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "-" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for -ario
PropertyValue
Headword-ario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechSuffix
IPA[ˈaɾjo]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “-ario” en español

-arioqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

-ario is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed [ˈaɾjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

-ario doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is -ario, spelled --A-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Indica «lo relacionado con» la base a la cual se adjunta: agrario → lo relacionado con el agro.
  2. 2
    Indica a la persona que realiza la actividad relacionada con el sustantivo: bibliotecario → quien trabaja en una biblioteca

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-ario"?
"-ario" is spelled --A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɾjo].
What does "-ario" mean?
As a suffix, "-ario" means: Indica «lo relacionado con» la base a la cual se adjunta: agrario → lo relacionado con el agro.
How do you pronounce "-ario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-ario" is [ˈaɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-ario" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list