🇪🇸 Spanish

actor

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

el actor

actor

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actor
/el akˈtoɾ/
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How do you say actor in Spanish?

IPA
/el akˈtoɾ/

How do you pronounce actor in Spanish?

actor is pronounced /el akˈtoɾ/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El actor famoso recibió un premio importante por su desempeño brillante en la película.

The famous actor received an important award for his brilliant performance in the film.

El actor joven y talentoso fue elegido como el mejor de la noche en la ceremonia.

The young and talented actor was chosen as the best of the night at the ceremony.

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Why is it masculine?

Actor is masculine in Spanish because it derives directly from Latin "actor" (a masculine noun meaning "doer" or "one who acts"), and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself during the evolution from Latin. The -or ending in Spanish typically marks masculine nouns, a pattern preserved from Latin masculine agent nouns.

What is the Spanish word for actor?

The Spanish word for actor is el actor — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchacteurl'masculine
🇮🇹 Italianattorel'masculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseatoromasculine

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