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How to say "airport" in Spanish
"Airport" in Spanish is aeropuerto, pronounced ah-eh-roh-PWER-toh (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a masculine noun (el aeropuerto, plural los aeropuertos).
| Spanish | aeropuerto |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | ah-eh-roh-PWER-toh |
| Meaning | airport |
| Gender | masculine: el aeropuerto |
| Plural | los aeropuertos |
| Frequency | #134 in the Palabra list of common Spanish words |
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 aeropuerto
Aeropuerto is pronounced ah-eh-roh-PWER-toh, in IPA /ˌaeɾoˈpweɾto/. Aeropuerto has five syllables, ah-eh-roh-PWER-toh, with the stress on the fourth. 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 aeropuerto masculine or feminine?
Aeropuerto is masculine, so it takes el (the) and un (a): el aeropuerto. The plural is los aeropuertos. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -o are masculine.
Example sentences
En el aeropuerto
at the airport
El aeropuerto está lejos.
The airport is far away.
Vamos al aeropuerto.
We're going to the airport.
How to remember aeropuerto
aeropuerto [ah-eh-roh-PWER-toh] sounds like the English “air-port”. Picture this:
Nearly the same: aeropuerto — an air «puerto», a harbor for planes.
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