ERTE
Spanish, noun/ˈeɾte/
ERTE is spelled E-R-T-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 122,511th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). ERTE is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “layoff (temporary dismissal, of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortag)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ERTE mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelayoff (temporary dismissal, of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortag)
suffix
- 1
infinitive of -er combined with te
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. Sigla de Expediente de Regulación Temporal de Empleo.
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.
How do you pronounce ERTE?
- /ˈeɾte/
- [ˈeɾ.t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ERTE in Spanish?
ERTE appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).