Palabra Lexi · common words in Spanish
How to say "bread" in Spanish
"Bread" in Spanish is pan, pronounced PAHN (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a masculine noun (el pan, plural los panes).
| Spanish | pan |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | PAHN |
| Meaning | bread |
| Gender | masculine: el pan |
| Plural | los panes |
| Frequency | #2 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 pan
Pan is pronounced PAHN, in IPA /ˈpan/. Pan has one syllable, so there is no stress to place.
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Is pan masculine or feminine?
Pan is masculine, so it takes el (the) and un (a): el pan. The plural is los panes. The ending does not tell you the gender here, so learn the word together with its article: el pan.
Example sentences
Pan con tomate, por favor.
Bread with tomato, please.
Pan fresco
fresh bread
"Bread" in Spain and Latin America
Other words you will hear
- pan dulce — Mexico: sweet breakfast pastries
- bolillo — Mexico: a crusty white roll
- barra de pan — Spain: a baguette-style loaf
Useful phrases
- pan con tomate
bread rubbed with tomato (Catalonia) - Es pan comido.
It's a piece of cake (literally: it's eaten bread).
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 pan
pan [PAHN] sounds like the English “pan”. Picture this:
You bake bread right in the frying pan; it puffs up and lifts the lid like a hat.
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