🇪🇸 español

bicicleta

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la bicicleta

bicycle

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bicicleta
/la biθiˈkleta/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice bicicleta en español?

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/la biθiˈkleta/

How do you pronounce bicicleta in español?

bicicleta is pronounced /la biθiˈkleta/ in español.

Frases de ejemplo

La bicicleta roja que compré es muy ligera y fácil de transportar.

The red bicycle that I bought is very light and easy to transport.

Mi bicicleta nueva está rota, así que tendré que repararla pronto.

My new bicycle is broken, so I will have to repair it soon.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Bicicleta is feminine because it derives from the French "bicyclette," which is feminine in French, and Spanish adopted both the word and its grammatical gender in the late 19th century when bicycles became popular. The underlying Latin root "bi-" (two) + "cyclus" (wheel) doesn't inherently determine gender, so the feminine assignment ultimately traces to French grammatical convention rather than a predictable Spanish rule.

¿Cómo se dice bicycle en español?

En español, bicycle se dice la bicicleta — feminine.

Género según el idioma

IdiomaPalabraArtículoGénero
🇫🇷 Frenchvélo flips!lemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianbiciclettalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesebicicletaafeminine

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