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How to say "map" in Spanish
"Map" in Spanish is mapa, pronounced MAH-pah (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a masculine noun (el mapa, plural los mapas).
| Spanish | mapa |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | MAH-pah |
| Meaning | map |
| Gender | masculine: el mapa |
| Plural | los mapas |
| Frequency | #139 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 mapa
Mapa is pronounced MAH-pah, in IPA /ˈmapa/. Mapa has two syllables, MAH-pah, 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.
Listen: normal and slow speed, in your browser's Spanish voice. IPA: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Is mapa masculine or feminine?
Mapa is masculine, so it takes el (the) and un (a): el mapa. The plural is los mapas. It is an exception: most nouns ending in -a are feminine. Others like it: el día, el problema.
Example sentences
Un mapa de la ciudad
a map of the city
leer el mapa
to read the map
Necesito un mapa.
I need a map.
"Map" in Spain and Latin America
Mapa ends in -a but is masculine: el mapa.
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 mapa
mapa [MAH-pah] sounds like the English “map”. Picture this:
Nearly the same: mapa — unfold it and the whole table becomes a country.
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Practice mapa
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