tardo
Spanish, adjective
tardo is spelled T-A-R-D-O (5 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,540th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tardo is a Spanish adjective meaning “tardy, late” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of tardar. With an accent, tardó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of tardar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que obra de modo lento o con pereza”.
What does tardo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
tardy, late
- 2
slow, sluggish
- 3
dim-witted
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of tardar
prefix
- 1
late (relating to the final stages of a historical period)
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of tardar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que obra de modo lento o con pereza. 2. Que se lleva a cabo u ocurre después de lo esperado o deseado. 3. Que no comprende o capta de modo fácil ni rápido.
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 tardo
- tarda feminine
- tardos masculine plural
- tardas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to tardo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tardo in Spanish?
tardo appears 5.2 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).