🇪🇸 Spanish

nota

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 nota

note

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nota
/la ˈnota/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say nota in Spanish?

IPA
/la ˈnota/

How do you pronounce nota in Spanish?

nota is pronounced /la ˈnota/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La nota musical alta es difícil de cantar.

The high musical note is difficult to sing.

La nota final excelente que recibí me hizo muy feliz.

The excellent final grade that I received made me very happy.

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Why is it feminine?

Nota is feminine because it derives from Latin *nota* (feminine), which originally meant "mark" or "sign" and belonged to the first declension (-a ending) of Latin nouns, a category that was predominantly feminine. This Latin gender assignment was preserved when the word passed into Spanish and other Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for note?

The Spanish word for note is la nota — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchnotelafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesenotaafeminine

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