acertado
Spanish, adjective/aθeɾˈtado/
acertado is a Spanish adjective meaning “correct, accurate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of acertar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que tiene acierto”.
What does acertado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
correct, accurate
La respuesta es acertada.
- 2
appropriate, fitting
verb
- 1
past participle of acertar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que tiene acierto. 2. Razonable, con claridad de juicio.
verb: 1. Participio de acertar.
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 acertado
- acertada feminine
- acertados masculine plural
- acertadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce acertado?
- /aθeɾˈtado/
- [a.θeɾˈt̪a.ð̞o]
- /aseɾˈtado/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to acertado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is acertado in Spanish?
acertado appears 5.0 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).