misterio
Spanish, noun/misˈteɾjo/
misterio is spelled M-I-S-T-E-R-I-O (8 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,991st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Misterio is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “mystery, mysteriousness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Algo que no se puede comprender o explicar. Se refiere a algo oculto, algo no conocido o mantenido en secreto”.
What does misterio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemystery, mysteriousness
- 2
masculinecrib, nativity scene
- 3
masculinemystery, event in Jesus' life
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Algo que no se puede comprender o explicar. Se refiere a algo oculto, algo no conocido o mantenido en secreto. 2. Cada una de las instancias en el rezo del rosario que describen la vida de Jesucristo.
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 misterio
- misterios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce misterio?
- /misˈteɾjo/
- [misˈt̪e.ɾjo]
- [misˈt̪eɾjo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to misterio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is misterio in Spanish?
misterio appears 20 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).