🇪🇸 Spanish

voz

feminine

la voz

voice

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voz
/la boθ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say voz in Spanish?

IPA
/la boθ/

How do you pronounce voz in Spanish?

voz is pronounced /la boθ/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La voz hermosa de la cantante emocionó a toda la audiencia.

The beautiful voice of the singer moved the entire audience. (The feminine adjective 'hermosa' and article 'la' agree with 'voz')

Su voz dulce y clara fue la más clara en el coro.

Her sweet and clear voice was the clearest in the choir. (The feminine adjectives 'dulce' and 'clara' must agree with the feminine noun 'voz')

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Why is it feminine?

Voz is feminine because it derives from Latin "vox, vocis," which was feminine in the classical language, and Spanish retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes (Latin -ox/-ocis > Spanish -oz). Like many Spanish nouns ending in -z, it maintains the feminine gender of its Latin ancestor.

What is the Spanish word for voice?

The Spanish word for voice is la voz — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchvoixlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianvocelafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesevozafeminine

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