querido
Spanish, noun/keˈɾido/
querido is spelled Q-U-E-R-I-D-O (7 letters) and appears 60 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,446th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Querido is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sweetheart” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of querer. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Amante, novio”.
What does querido mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dear (also used in letter introductions, etc.)
- 2
colloquialhandsome (guy), beautiful (girl)
noun
- 1
masculinesweetheart
- 2
masculinelover
- 3
masculinethe letter Q in the Spanish spelling alphabet
verb
- 1
past participle of querer
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Amado, que es objeto de amor o afecto. 2. Estimado, apreciado. 3. Dicho de una persona: De trato agradable y actitud o carácter benévolos. 4. Dicho de un asunto: Que se ha solucionado de modo favorable.
noun: 1. Amante, novio. 2. Persona que se sostiene económicamente gracias a que su amante cubre los gastos.
verb: 1. Participio de querer.
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 querido
- querida feminine
- queridos masculine plural
- queridas feminine plural
- queridísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce querido?
- /keˈɾido/
- [keˈɾi.ð̞o]
- [keˈɾið̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to querido
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is querido in Spanish?
querido appears 60 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).