prioridad
/pɾjoɾiˈdad/feminine
The English word priority is translated into Spanish as prioridad.
prioridad refers to the item's relative importance (noun).
Meaning: item's relative importance (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
prioridad is a feminine noun, so it is preceded by the feminine article la when referring to 'the priority'. The plural form of prioridad is prioridades.
How do you pronounce it?
/pɾjoɾiˈdad/
Did you know?
- The word prioridad shares the same root as prior, which in a religious context refers to the head of a monastery. This reflects the historical link between importance and rank.
- In Spanish traffic laws, the phrase prioridad de paso describes the 'right of way'. If a driver has prioridad, they have the legal right to proceed before others.
- The adjective form related to this noun is prioritario, which is used to describe things that are 'urgent' or 'essential' rather than just 'important'.
Examples in context
- Los niños tienen prioridad.Children have priority.Tatoeba #10696407 by Shishir, translation #10696140 by tokzyk
- ¡Presta atención a la prioridad!Pay attention to priority!Tatoeba #5952673 by albrusgher, translation #5821028 by PaulHat
- La seguridad es nuestra prioridad.Safety is our number one priority.Tatoeba #7870989 by Seael, translation #7782505 by Hybrid
- La seguridad es nuestra máxima prioridad.Safety is our top priority.
- Los proyectos en desarrollo tienen diferentes niveles de prioridad.The projects in progress have different priority levels.
- Debemos enfocarnos en las tareas primordiales primero.We should focus on the primary tasks first.
- Hay que poner en primer plano nuestra relación familiar.We need to prioritize our family relationship.
- Vamos a poner en primer plano la calidad del servicio ofrecido.Let's prioritize the quality of the service provided.
- Le voy a dar prioridad a terminar mi proyecto personal.I'm going to give priority to finishing my personal project.
- Hay que darle prioridad al bienestar de los empleados.We need to give priority to the employees' well-being.
- 6 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are discussing their work tasks.
- ElenaDaniel, ¿cuál es la prioridad hoy?Daniel, what is the priority today?
- DanielLa prioridad es terminar el informe.The priority is to finish the report.
- ElenaEstá bien, le daré prioridad a eso.Alright, I will give priority to that.
- DanielGracias, Elena. Así terminaremos rápido.Thanks, Elena. That way we will finish quickly.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “priority” translations and entries prioridad, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
