🇪🇸 Spanish

consenso

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 consenso

consensus

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consenso
/el konˈsenso/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say consenso in Spanish?

IPA
/el konˈsenso/

How do you pronounce consenso in Spanish?

consenso is pronounced /el konˈsenso/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El consenso general entre los científicos es que el cambio climático es real.

The general consensus among scientists is that climate change is real.

El consenso político fue muy difícil de alcanzar porque los partidos tenían posiciones muy diferentes.

The political consensus was very difficult to achieve because the parties had very different positions.

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Why is it masculine?

Consenso is masculine because it derives from the Latin noun "consensus" (masculine), which comes from "consentire" (to agree together), and Latin grammatical gender was preserved when the word entered Spanish. Spanish masculine nouns ending in -o typically retain this gender from their Latin masculine counterparts.

What is the Spanish word for consensus?

The Spanish word for consensus is el consenso — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇵🇹 Portugueseconsensoomasculine

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