-ero
Spanish, suffix/ˈeɾo/
-ero is spelled E-R-O (3 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 42,860th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -ero is a Spanish masculine suffix meaning “forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Indica residencia, paradero habitual o lógico de entes de una misma clase, cuyo nombre es usado para…”.
What does -ero mean in English?
suffix
- 1
masculineforms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns
vaca (“cow”) + -ero → vaquero (“cowboy”)
- 2
masculineforms objects designed for use with another object
llave (“key”) + -ero → llavero (“key ring”)
- 3
masculineforms tree names from their fruit
albaricoque (“apricot”) + -ero → albaricoquero (“apricot tree”)
- 4
masculineforms places where collections can be found
hormiga (“ant”) + -ero → hormiguero (“anthill”)
suffix
- 1
forms adjective from nouns denoting the qualities of the noun
casa (“house”) + -ero → casero (“homely”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Indica residencia, paradero habitual o lógico de entes de una misma clase, cuyo nombre es usado para construir la palabra. 2. Indica planta o árbol que produce el fruto, cuyo nombre es usado para construir la palabra. 3. Indica una profesión u oficio relacionado con la palabra a la que se le agrega el sufijo. 4. Indica abundancia de lo que señala la palabra a la que se le agrega el sufijo:.
noun: 1. Conjunto de espacios de tierra, o tablas, destinados al cultivo de hortalizas.
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 -ero
- eros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce -ero?
- /ˈeɾo/
- [ˈe.ɾo]
- [ˈeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to -ero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is -ero in Spanish?
-ero 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).