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How to say "agreement" in Spanish

"Agreement" in Spanish is acuerdo, pronounced ah-KWER-doh (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a masculine noun (el acuerdo, plural los acuerdos).

Pronunciation is spelled out in English, one syllable at a time, with the stressed syllable in capitals. The speaker button uses your browser's built-in Spanish voice. Gender and plural: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

How to pronounce acuerdo

Acuerdo is pronounced ah-KWER-doh, in IPA /aˈkweɾdo/. Acuerdo has three syllables, ah-KWER-doh, with the stress on the second. There is no written accent because the word follows the basic rule: words ending in a vowel, -n or -s are stressed on the second-to-last syllable.

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Is acuerdo masculine or feminine?

Acuerdo is masculine, so it takes el (the) and un (a): el acuerdo. The plural is los acuerdos. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -o are masculine.

Example sentences

Estamos de acuerdo.
We are in agreement.

Llegamos a un acuerdo.
We reached an agreement.

Firmaron un acuerdo.
They signed an agreement.

"Agreement" in Spain and Latin America

Regional words and roots: Diccionario de la lengua española (RAE). Spanish varies by region, so treat these as the most common patterns, not strict rules.

How to remember acuerdo

acuerdo [ah-KWER-doh] sounds like the English “a cord”. Picture this:

Two men tie a cord between their hands to seal the deal they just shook on.

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