Palabra Lexi · common words in Spanish
How to say "sky" in Spanish
"Sky" in Spanish is cielo, pronounced SYEH-loh (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a masculine noun (el cielo, plural los cielos).
| Spanish | cielo |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | SYEH-loh |
| Meaning | sky |
| Gender | masculine: el cielo |
| Plural | los cielos |
| Frequency | #162 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 cielo
Cielo is pronounced SYEH-loh, in IPA /ˈθjelo/ in Spain and /ˈsjelo/ in Latin America. Cielo has two syllables, SYEH-loh, 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.
- Z, and c before e or i, is th (as in "think") in most of Spain and s in Latin America.
Listen: normal and slow speed, in your browser's Spanish voice. IPA: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Is cielo masculine or feminine?
Cielo is masculine, so it takes el (the) and un (a): el cielo. The plural is los cielos. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -o are masculine.
Example sentences
El cielo está azul
the sky is blue
El cielo está gris.
The sky is grey.
"Sky" in Spain and Latin America
Cielo is both sky and heaven; mi cielo is also a way to say "darling".
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 cielo
cielo [SYEH-loh] sounds like the English “ceiling”. Picture this:
The sky is the world's ceiling: cielo and ceiling are cousins.
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