preferido
Spanish, noun/pɾefeˈɾido/
preferido is spelled P-R-E-F-E-R-I-D-O (9 letters) and appears 9.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,527th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preferido is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “favorite (e.g. favorite to win)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of preferir.
What does preferido mean in English?
adjective
- 1
preferred, of choice
- 2
favorite, popular
noun
- 1
masculinefavorite (e.g. favorite to win)
verb
- 1
past participle of preferir
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Participio de preferir.
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 preferido
- preferida feminine
- preferidos masculine plural
- preferidas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preferido?
- /pɾefeˈɾido/
- [pɾe.feˈɾi.ð̞o]
- [pɾefeˈɾið̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to preferido
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is preferido in Spanish?
preferido appears 9.3 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).