Accordoreja
la oreja
ear
Try it
How do you say oreja in Spanish?
How do you pronounce oreja in Spanish?
oreja is pronounced /la oˈɾexa/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La oreja izquierda de mi abuela está un poco sorda.
My grandmother's left ear is a bit deaf.
Me duele la oreja derecha después de nadar en el océano.
My right ear hurts after swimming in the ocean.
Swipe oreja in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Spanish.
Why is it feminine?
Oreja is feminine because it descends from Latin "auricula" (the diminutive of "auris," meaning ear), which carried the feminine gender of Latin diminutives ending in "-cula"; this gender was preserved as the word evolved through Spanish phonetic changes. While Spanish grammatical gender often lacks a logical explanation, feminine diminutives in "-cula" regularly became feminine nouns in Romance languages, so "oreja" simply inherited this pattern.
What is the Spanish word for ear?
The Spanish word for ear is la oreja — feminine.
Gender across languages
Practice with Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Spanish.