vicario
Spanish, noun/biˈkaɾjo/
vicario is spelled V-I-C-A-R-I-O (7 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,278th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vicario is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “vicar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En particular, religioso regular que ejerce de vicario₁ del superior en ausencia o incapacidad de este”.
What does vicario mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevicar
- 2
masculinesubstitute
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de la localidad española de Vícar
adjective: 1. Que reemplaza temporalmente al titular de un cargo 2. Que ejerce por delegación la autoridad de alguno
noun: 1. En particular, religioso regular que ejerce de vicario₁ del superior en ausencia o incapacidad de este 2. Juez ordinario eclesiástico nombrado y elegido por los prelados
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 vicario
- vicarios plural
- vicaria feminine
- vicarias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vicario?
- /biˈkaɾjo/
- [biˈka.ɾjo]
- [biˈkaɾjo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vicario
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vicario in Spanish?
vicario appears 3.2 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).