instituto
Spanish, noun/instiˈtuto/
instituto is spelled I-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-O (9 letters) and appears 91 times per million words in written Spanish, the 964th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Instituto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “institute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Regla o constitución de una fundación u orden religiosa, en la cual se receta la forma de vida y su método de…”.
What does instituto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineinstitute
- 2
masculinesecondary school, senior school
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Regla o constitución de una fundación u orden religiosa, en la cual se receta la forma de vida y su método de enseñanza. 2. Asociación científica, artística, benéfica, etc. 3. Dícese del edificio donde labora alguna de estas asociaciones. 4. Organismo de carácter oficial perteneciente a la administración de un país.
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 instituto
- institutos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce instituto?
- /instiˈtuto/
- [ĩns.t̪iˈt̪u.t̪o]
- [ĩnst̪iˈt̪ut̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to instituto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is instituto in Spanish?
instituto appears 91 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).