-ario
[ˈaɾjo]
The verdict
“-ario” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a suffix - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Indica «lo relacionado con» la base a la cual se adjunta: agrario → lo relacionado con el agro.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | -ario |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | [ˈaɾjo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “-ario” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for -ario is 5 letters long, classified as a suffix, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɾjo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
-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
- 1Indica «lo relacionado con» la base a la cual se adjunta: agrario → lo relacionado con el agro.
- 2Indica 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.
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Using “-ario”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is --A-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɾjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.