hierarchy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhaɪərɑːrki/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhaɪəˌrɑrki, ˈhaɪrɑr-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hī′ə rär′kē, hī′rär-)


Inflections of 'hierarchy' (n): npl: hierarchies
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
hierarchy n (organization: structure) (organización)jerarquía nf
  estructura nf
 The business is organized in a strict hierarchy.
 El negocio está organizado según una estricta jerarquía.
hierarchy n (levels of order)jerarquía nf
 Plant classification follows a hierarchy; the highest level is the kingdom "Plantae".
 La clasificación de las plantas sigue una jerarquía; el nivel más alto es el reino Plantae.
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InglésEspañol
hierarchy n (religious governing system) (eclesiástica)jerarquía nf
 The Church's hierarchy is long established and is an important part of the religion in itself.
 La jerarquía eclesiástica viene de lejos y es una parte importante de la religión en sí.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
organize [sth] in a hierarchy,
also UK: organise [sth] in a hierarchy v expr		 (rank)ordenar por escalafón vtr + loc prep
  organizar jerárquicamente vtr + adv
  organizar por orden de jerarquía vtr + loc prep
  categorizar⇒ vtr
  (CL)ranquear⇒ vtr
organize [sth] into a hierarchy,
also UK: organise [sth] into a hierarchy v expr		 (rank, order by importance)ordenar por categorías vtr + loc prep
  organizar por grupos jerarquizados vtr + loc prep
 Carolus Linnaeus started organizing animals into a taxonomic hierarchy in the early 1700's.
 Carolus Linnaeus comenzó a ordenar a los animales por categorías taxonómicas a principios del año 1700.
  categorizar⇒ vtr
  categorizar según jerarquía vtr + loc prep
 Carlos Linneo empezó a categorizar a los animales en grupos taxonómicos a principios de 1700.
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'hierarchy' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
above - chain of command - class structure - come up - corporate ladder - delayer - food chain - from on high - glass ceiling - ground level - hierarchic - hierarchical - high-ranking - higher echelons - highest - highly - low-ranking - lower ranks - organization - organization chart - organization structure - pecking order - rung - social order - step - stratify - the Top Banana
Spanish:
escalafón - jerarquía - jerarquizar

Collocations: a [strict, rigid] hierarchy, the [company, company's, organization's, organizational] hierarchy, the structure of the hierarchy, more...

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