interesado
Spanish, adjective/inteɾeˈsado/
interesado is spelled I-N-T-E-R-E-S-A-D-O (10 letters) and appears 24 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,394th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Interesado is a Spanish adjective meaning “interested” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of interesar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Codicioso, avariento”.
What does interesado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
interested
- 2
acquisitive, grabby
- 3
opportunistic
verb
- 1
past participle of interesar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Codicioso, avariento. 2. El que tiene mayor interés en el asunto de que se trata. 3. Que se aprovecha de una situación o de una o varias personas simplemente para beneficiarse a sí mismo aun perjudicando a terceros. 4. Dicho de una persona, que se relaciona con otra simplemente por algún beneficio o prebenda que le pueda brindar, generalmente por hábito vicioso y de manera abusiva.
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 interesado
- interesada feminine
- interesados masculine plural
- interesadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce interesado?
- /inteɾeˈsado/
- [ĩn̪.t̪e.ɾeˈsa.ð̞o]
- [ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsað̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to interesado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is interesado in Spanish?
interesado appears 24 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).