salario

/saˈlaɾjo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los salarios

Meaning

  1. salary

    • El salario es bajo.

      The salary is low.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

sueldo

sueldo is more everyday, common, like a monthly salary; salario is more formal or legal, used in labor law contexts, like "salario mínimo," minimum wage.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

ordenado

ordenado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "salary."

Portuguese

salário

salário is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "salary."

Practice

1 What does salario mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ es bajo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches salario?

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