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mayor

"mayor" means "of age" in Spanish. It is number 2544 on the frequency list, in B1 (adj).

Meaning

of age; adult; grown-up

IPA

/maˈʝoɾ/

Forms in this course

mayores

Level

B1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Son mayores.
  They're old.
  Tatoeba: arh / CK
• Están mayores.
  They're old.
  Tatoeba: arh / CK
• Tienes dos hermanos mayores.
  You have two older brothers.
  Tatoeba: Shishir / FeuDRenais

Learned together

In the course, "mayor" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• cobarde cowardly, craven, gutless,…
• celular cellular
• vivo alive, living
• alemán German
• encantador charming, captivating,…
• anterior anterior, previous, earlier,…
• plata argent
• parado stopped, halted, immobile, idle
• salvaje wild, savage

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