Polyglot Dictionary

próximo

/ˈpɾoksimo/

adjective A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. next

Similar words

siguiente

Both mean next or following, closely interchangeable; siguiente is slightly more common for 'the next one in a list or sequence' (el siguiente, please); próximo leans toward the next occurrence in time (próxima semana, next week).

Similar in other languages

German

nachfolgend

nachfolgend is a formal word meaning "following" or "subsequent," referring to whatever comes after, not necessarily immediately next; the Spanish próximo specifically means "next," the immediately following one in a sequence, and can also mean "near" spatially.

Practice

1 What does próximo mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ tren sale a las nueve.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches próximo?

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