🇪🇸 Spanish

gol

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 gol

goal

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gol
/el ɡol/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say gol in Spanish?

IPA
/el ɡol/

How do you pronounce gol in Spanish?

gol is pronounced /el ɡol/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El gol espectacular fue anotado por el delantero en el último minuto del partido.

The spectacular goal was scored by the forward in the last minute of the match.

Ese gol importante nos dio la victoria, y el equipo celebró el gol ganador con entusiasmo.

That important goal gave us the victory, and the team celebrated the winning goal with enthusiasm.

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Why is it masculine?

Gol is masculine in Spanish because it's a modern loanword from English "goal," and Spanish typically assigns masculine gender to foreign words, especially sports terminology borrowed in the 20th century. Like most loanwords that don't end in -a, it defaults to masculine gender by convention.

What is the Spanish word for goal?

The Spanish word for goal is el gol — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchbutlemasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesemeta flips!afeminine

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