🇪🇸 Spanish

secreto

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 secreto

secret

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secreto
/el seˈkɾeto/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say secreto in Spanish?

IPA
/el seˈkɾeto/

How do you pronounce secreto in Spanish?

secreto is pronounced /el seˈkɾeto/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El secreto importante fue revelado por el detective astuto.

The important secret was revealed by the astute detective.

Ese secreto oscuro guardado por el hombre misterioso finalmente salió a la luz.

That dark secret kept by the mysterious man finally came to light.

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Why is it masculine?

Secreto is masculine because it derives from the Latin neuter noun "secretum" (from "secernere", meaning to separate or set apart). In Spanish, Latin neuter nouns typically became masculine in gender, following the regular pattern of Romance language evolution. The masculine ending "-o" in Spanish reinforces this gender assignment.

What is the Spanish word for secret?

The Spanish word for secret is el secreto — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchsecretlemasculine
🇮🇹 Italiansegretoilmasculine

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