-aron
Spanish, suffix[aˈɾõn]
-aron is spelled A-R-O-N (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 40,689th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -aron is a Spanish suffix meaning “denotes the indicative preterite in the third-person plural for regular verbs ending in -ar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does -aron mean in English?
suffix
- 1
denotes the indicative preterite in the third-person plural for regular verbs ending in -ar
Me hablaron los empleados.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arca en la que se conservaban las tablas de la ley en el Templo de Jerusalén hasta su destrucción por los griegos.
noun: 1. Variante de aro.
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 -aron
- árones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce -aron?
- [aˈɾõn]
- [ˈaɾõn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is -aron in Spanish?
-aron appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).