🇪🇸 Spanish

lección

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

la lección

lesson

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lección
/la lekˈθjon/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say lección in Spanish?

IPA
/la lekˈθjon/

How do you pronounce lección in Spanish?

lección is pronounced /la lekˈθjon/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La lección difícil fue muy importante para mi aprendizaje.

The difficult lesson was very important for my learning.

Esa lección práctica nos enseñó técnicas nuevas y útiles.

That practical lesson taught us new and useful techniques.

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Why is it feminine?

Lección is feminine because it derives from the Latin noun "lectio" (f.), which belongs to the third declension Latin feminine nouns ending in "-io"; this Latin feminine gender was preserved when the word evolved into Spanish, where third-declension Latin feminine nouns typically became feminine nouns ending in "-ción."

What is the Spanish word for lesson?

The Spanish word for lesson is la lección — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchleçonlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianlezionelafeminine

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