protegido
Spanish, adjective/pɾoteˈxido/
protegido is spelled P-R-O-T-E-G-I-D-O (9 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,873rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Protegido is a Spanish adjective meaning “protected” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of proteger.
What does protegido mean in English?
adjective
- 1
protected
- 2
sheltered
verb
- 1
past participle of proteger
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Participio de proteger.
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 protegido
- protegida feminine
- protegidos masculine plural
- protegidas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce protegido?
- /pɾoteˈxido/
- [pɾo.t̪eˈxi.ð̞o]
- [pɾot̪eˈxið̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to protegido
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is protegido in Spanish?
protegido appears 10 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).