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How to say "money" in Spanish

"Money" in Spanish is dinero, pronounced dee-NEH-roh (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a masculine noun (el dinero, plural los dineros).

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How to pronounce dinero

Dinero is pronounced dee-NEH-roh, in IPA /diˈneɾo/. Dinero has three syllables, dee-NEH-roh, 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 dinero masculine or feminine?

Dinero is masculine, so it takes el (the) and un (a): el dinero. The plural is los dineros. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -o are masculine.

Example sentences

No tengo dinero
I have no money

Necesito dinero para la cena
I need money for dinner.

Necesito más dinero
I need more money

"Money" in Spain and Latin America

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 dinero

dinero [dee-NEH-roh] sounds like the English “diner”. Picture this:

At the diner money buys bottomless coffee; coins line up on the counter like customers.

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Word web: dinero

Words that live next to dinero in the Palabra word web, each with its own English sound-alike and scene. Learning them together makes each one easier to recall.