Spanish vocabulary · Beginner
Priority in Spanish: Prioridad
Prioridad · noun (feminine) · pree-oh-ree-DAHD
Prioridad is the Spanish word for priority, used in personal, professional, and institutional contexts. It is a direct cognate of the English word and functions identically: establecer prioridades (set priorities), prioridad número uno (number one priority). The verb form is priorizar (to prioritize).
Say pree-oh-ree-DAHD, four syllables with the stress on DAHD. The final d is soft, almost silent in casual speech.
La seguridad de los niños es nuestra máxima prioridad.
Children's safety is our top priority.
How Native Speakers Use Prioridad
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
Workplace context
Necesitamos establecer las prioridades del proyecto antes del viernes.
We need to set the project priorities before Friday.
Establecer prioridades is the standard business phrase for setting priorities.
Personal values
Mi familia siempre ha sido mi prioridad número uno.
My family has always been my number one priority.
Prioridad número uno is a fixed phrase that works in both formal and informal speech.
Emergency context
Los heridos graves recibieron atención de prioridad en el hospital.
The seriously injured received priority care at the hospital.
Prioridad in medical and emergency contexts determines the order of care.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using Prioridad
Using prioritad instead of prioridad
Incorrect: La educación debería ser la prioritad del gobierno.
Correct: La educación debería ser la prioridad del gobierno.
The correct spelling is prioridad with an i before the d. Prioritad is a common misspelling influenced by the English spelling priority.
Saying hacer prioridad instead of priorizar
Incorrect: Debemos hacer prioridad a este asunto.
Correct: Debemos priorizar este asunto.
The verb is priorizar (to prioritize), not hacer prioridad. Dar prioridad a (to give priority to) also works, but hacer prioridad does not exist.
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Common Questions About Priority in Spanish
- How do you say priority in Spanish?
- Priority in Spanish is prioridad. It is a direct cognate used identically to the English word. The plural is prioridades.
- How do you say to prioritize in Spanish?
- To prioritize in Spanish is priorizar. Alternatively, dar prioridad a (to give priority to) is a common phrasing that avoids the verb form.
- Is prioridad masculine or feminine?
- Prioridad is feminine: la prioridad. Words ending in -dad in Spanish (ciudad, universidad, prioridad) are always feminine.