🇪🇸 Spanish

frontera

feminine

la frontera

border

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frontera
/la fɾonˈteɾa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say frontera in Spanish?

IPA
/la fɾonˈteɾa/

How do you pronounce frontera in Spanish?

frontera is pronounced /la fɾonˈteɾa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La frontera mexicana es muy extensa y está bien vigilada por agentes fronterizos dedicados.

The Mexican border is very extensive and is well monitored by dedicated border agents.

La frontera norte es peligrosa porque muchas personas intentan cruzarla ilegalmente cada día.

The northern border is dangerous because many people try to cross it illegally every day.

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Why is it feminine?

Frontera is feminine because it ends in "-a", following the productive Spanish pattern where most nouns ending in "-a" are feminine. The word derives from Latin "frontaria" (feminine), which comes from "frons" (forehead/front). The "-a" ending is the standard feminine marker in Spanish, making "frontera" feminine.

What is the Spanish word for border?

The Spanish word for border is la frontera — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchfrontièrelafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianconfine flips!ilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesefronteiraafeminine

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