🇪🇸 Spanish

red

feminine

la red

network

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red
/la reð/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say red in Spanish?

IPA
/la reð/

How do you pronounce red in Spanish?

red is pronounced /la reð/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La red social nueva tiene muchos usuarios activos.

The new social network has many active users. (Feminine: 'la' and 'nueva' agree with 'red')

La red de pesca tradicional está rota y necesita ser reparada.

The traditional fishing net is broken and needs to be repaired. (Feminine: 'la' and 'rota' agree with 'red')

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Why is it feminine?

Red in Spanish is "rojo" (masculine) when used as an adjective meaning the color red. However, "red" can also mean "network" in Spanish, which is "red" (feminine noun). The feminine gender of the noun "red" (network) comes from Latin "rete" (f.), which was feminine in Latin and retained its feminine gender in Spanish. The rule provided contradicts the app's own data which lists the word as feminine.

What is the Spanish word for network?

The Spanish word for network is la red — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchréseau flips!lemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianretelafeminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseredeafeminine

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