esmerado
Spanish, adjective/esmeˈɾado/
esmerado is spelled E-S-M-E-R-A-D-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 69,196th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esmerado is a Spanish adjective meaning “careful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of esmerar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que obra (alguien) o se hace (algo) con esmero, cuidado, precisión o diligencia”.
What does esmerado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
careful
- 2
painstaking
verb
- 1
past participle of esmerar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que obra (alguien) o se hace (algo) con esmero, cuidado, precisión o diligencia.
verb: 1. Participio de esmerar.
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 esmerado
- esmerada feminine
- esmerados masculine plural
- esmeradas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esmerado?
- /esmeˈɾado/
- [ez.meˈɾa.ð̞o]
- [esmeˈɾað̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to esmerado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is esmerado in Spanish?
esmerado appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).