Palabra Lexi · common words in Spanish
How to say "door" in Spanish
"Door" in Spanish is puerta, pronounced PWEHR-tah (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a feminine noun (la puerta, plural las puertas).
| Spanish | puerta |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | PWEHR-tah |
| Meaning | door |
| Gender | feminine: la puerta |
| Plural | las puertas |
| Frequency | #31 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 puerta
Puerta is pronounced PWEHR-tah, in IPA /ˈpweɾta/. Puerta has two syllables, PWEHR-tah, with the stress on the first. 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 puerta masculine or feminine?
Puerta is feminine, so it takes la (the) and una (a): la puerta. The plural is las puertas. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -a are feminine.
Example sentences
Abre la puerta
open the door
La puerta está cerrada.
The door is closed.
La puerta está abierta.
The door is open.
How to remember puerta
puerta [PWEHR-tah] sounds like the English “porter”. Picture this:
The porter guards the door, tipping his cap and swinging it open with one white glove.
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