🇪🇸 Spanish

efecto

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 efecto

effect

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efecto
/el eˈfekto/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say efecto in Spanish?

IPA
/el eˈfekto/

How do you pronounce efecto in Spanish?

efecto is pronounced /el eˈfekto/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El efecto óptico era tan fuerte que todos los visitantes quedaron maravillados.

The optical effect was so strong that all the visitors were amazed.

El efecto negativo de la política económica fue inmediato y devastador.

The negative effect of economic policy was immediate and devastating.

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Why is it masculine?

Efecto is masculine because it derives from Latin "effectus," the past participle of "efficere" (to accomplish), which carried masculine gender in Latin's second declension—a gender that Spanish preserved in most -o ending nouns inherited from Latin masculine forms.

What is the Spanish word for effect?

The Spanish word for effect is el efecto — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frencheffetl'masculine
🇮🇹 Italianeffettol'masculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseefeitoomasculine

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