🇪🇸 Spanish

presidente

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 presidente

president

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presidente
/el pɾesiˈðente/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say presidente in Spanish?

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/el pɾesiˈðente/

How do you pronounce presidente in Spanish?

presidente is pronounced /el pɾesiˈðente/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El presidente electo fue muy carismático durante su campaña.

The elected president was very charismatic during his campaign.

El presidente anterior era un hombre respetado por sus logros económicos.

The previous president was a man respected for his economic achievements.

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Why is it masculine?

Presidente is masculine because it derives from the Latin "praesidens" (one who sits before/presides), which used the masculine nominative form; Spanish inherited this grammatical gender through its evolution from Latin. Notably, this creates an asymmetry in modern Spanish where the word remains masculine even when referring to women leaders, though "presidenta" has gained acceptance in some regions as an alternative feminine form.

What is the Spanish word for president?

The Spanish word for president is el presidente — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchprésidentlemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianpresidenteilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesepresidenteomasculine

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