cumpleaños

/kumpleˈaɲos/

el noun A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los cumpleaños

Meaning

  1. birthday

    Built from cumple (completes (from cumplir)) + años (years).

    • Mi cumpleaños es en mayo.

      My birthday is in May.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • cumple completes (from cumplir)
  • años years

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Geburtstag

Geburtstag is the German word for the same thing — both mean "birthday."

Portuguese

aniversário

aniversário is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "birthday."

Practice

1 What does cumpleaños mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mi ___ es en mayo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cumpleaños?

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