Palabra Lexi · common words in Spanish
How to say "egg" in Spanish
"Egg" in Spanish is huevo, pronounced WEH-boh (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a masculine noun (el huevo, plural los huevos).
| Spanish | huevo |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | WEH-boh |
| Meaning | egg |
| Gender | masculine: el huevo |
| Plural | los huevos |
| Frequency | #26 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 huevo
Huevo is pronounced WEH-boh, in IPA /ˈw̝ebo/. Huevo has two syllables, WEH-boh, 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.
- H is silent.
- V is pronounced like b.
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Is huevo masculine or feminine?
Huevo is masculine, so it takes el (the) and un (a): el huevo. The plural is los huevos. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -o are masculine.
Example sentences
Un huevo frito
a fried egg
huevo duro
hard-boiled egg
"Egg" in Spain and Latin America
Other words you will hear
- blanquillo — Mexico: a polite alternative, because huevos is also slang
Useful phrases
- huevos revueltos
scrambled eggs - huevo frito
fried egg
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 huevo
huevo [WEH-boh] sounds like the English “wave-oh”. Picture this:
A wave — oh! — rolls a huge egg onto the beach, and it cracks open full of pearls.
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Practice huevo
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