hereditario
Spanish, adjective/eɾediˈtaɾjo/
hereditario is spelled H-E-R-E-D-I-T-A-R-I-O (11 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 30,367th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hereditario is a Spanish adjective meaning “hereditary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Perteneciente a la herencia o que se adquiere por ella”.
What does hereditario mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hereditary
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Perteneciente a la herencia o que se adquiere por ella. 2. Aplícase a las inclinaciones, costumbres, virtudes, vicios o enfermedades que pasan de padres a hijos.
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 hereditario
- hereditaria feminine
- hereditarios masculine plural
- hereditarias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hereditario?
- /eɾediˈtaɾjo/
- [e.ɾe.ð̞iˈt̪a.ɾjo]
- [eɾeð̞iˈt̪aɾjo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hereditario
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hereditario in Spanish?
hereditario appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).