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How to say "world" in Spanish
"World" in Spanish is mundo, pronounced MOON-doh (stress on the syllable in capitals). In short: the world (a noun). It is a masculine noun (el mundo, plural los mundos). Also: mundial, world as an adjective, worldwide (la Copa Mundial, "the World Cup").
| Spanish | mundo |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | MOON-doh |
| Meaning | world |
| Gender | masculine: el mundo |
| Plural | los mundos |
| Frequency | #37 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 mundo
Mundo is pronounced MOON-doh, in IPA /ˈmundo/. Mundo has two syllables, MOON-doh, 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.
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Is mundo masculine or feminine?
Mundo is masculine, so it takes el (the) and un (a): el mundo. The plural is los mundos. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -o are masculine.
Example sentence
El mundo es grande
The world is big
How to remember mundo
mundo [MOON-doh] sounds like the English “moon-doe”. Picture this:
A giant glowing moon shaped like a doe stands over the entire Earth, watching the whole world below.
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