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juzgado

Spanish, noun/xuθˈɡado/

juzgado is spelled J-U-Z-G-A-D-O (7 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,150th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Juzgado is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a court of law with a judge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of juzgar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Oficio o condición de juez”.

What does juzgado mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea court of law with a judge

  2. 2

    masculinea place for adjudicated individuals

  3. 3

    masculinejudicate (e.g., the Sardinian judicates), judgedom, judicature

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of juzgar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Oficio o condición de juez. 2. Sede donde el juez administra justicia. 3. Territorio sobre el que un juez tiene competencia. 4. Tribunal que administra justicia.

verb: 1. Participio de juzgar.

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 juzgado

  • juzgados plural
  • jujao alternative Chile colloquial
  • juzgao alternative colloquial nonstandard
  • juzgada feminine
  • juzgadas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce juzgado?

  • /xuθˈɡado/
  • [xuθ̬ˈɣ̞a.ð̞o]
  • /xusˈɡado/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is juzgado in Spanish?

juzgado appears 19 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).

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