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propiedad

Spanish, noun/pɾopjeˈdad/

propiedad is spelled P-R-O-P-I-E-D-A-D (9 letters) and appears 89 times per million words in written Spanish, the 987th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Propiedad is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “propriety (fact of possessing something), proprietary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Derecho de una persona de poseer una cosa y poder disponer de ella”.

What does propiedad mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininepropriety (fact of possessing something), proprietary

  2. 2

    feminineproperty, belongings, estate (something that is possessed especially a real estate)

    propiedad intelectual

  3. 3

    feminineownership (state of possessing something)

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Derecho de una persona de poseer una cosa y poder disponer de ella. 2. Cosa que es poseída por una persona. 3. Cualidad distintiva o esencial de una persona o una cosa. 4. En el canto llano, cada una de las tres especies de hexacordos.

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 propiedad

  • propiedades plural
  • propriedad alternative obsolete

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

How do you pronounce propiedad?

  • /pɾopjeˈdad/
  • [pɾo.pjeˈð̞að̞]
  • [pɾopjeˈð̞að̞]

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

English words that translate to propiedad

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is propiedad in Spanish?

propiedad appears 89 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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