misionero
Spanish, noun/misjoˈneɾo/
misionero is spelled M-I-S-I-O-N-E-R-O (9 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,293rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Misionero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “missionary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ministro de Dios empleado en propagar la fe entre los infieles, o instruir a los cristianos predicando”.
What does misionero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of, from or relating to Misiones
noun
- 1
masculinemissionary
- 2
masculinenative or inhabitant of Misiones (usually male)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ministro de Dios empleado en propagar la fe entre los infieles, o instruir a los cristianos predicando. 2. El eclesiástico del clero secular o regular, que enseña la religión católica a las tribus salvajes. 3. El tahúr que lleva su garito por las ferias.
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 misionero
- misionera feminine
- misioneros masculine plural
- misioneras feminine plural
- misionario alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce misionero?
- /misjoˈneɾo/
- [mi.sjoˈne.ɾo]
- [misjoˈneɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to misionero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is misionero in Spanish?
misionero appears 3.5 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).