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How to say "minute" in Spanish
"Minute" in Spanish is minuto, pronounced mee-NOO-toh (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a masculine noun (el minuto, plural los minutos).
| Spanish | minuto |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | mee-NOO-toh |
| Meaning | minute |
| Gender | masculine: el minuto |
| Plural | los minutos |
| Frequency | #125 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 minuto
Minuto is pronounced mee-NOO-toh, in IPA /miˈnuto/. Minuto has three syllables, mee-NOO-toh, with the stress on the second. 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 minuto masculine or feminine?
Minuto is masculine, so it takes el (the) and un (a): el minuto. The plural is los minutos. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -o are masculine.
Example sentences
Un minuto, por favor
one minute, please
Solo tomará un minuto
It will only take a minute
"Minute" in Spain and Latin America
Useful phrases
- Un momento, por favor.
Just a moment, please.
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 minuto
minuto [mee-NOO-toh] sounds like the English “minute”. Picture this:
Nearly the same word: minuto — the minute hurries even in Spanish.
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