encuentro

/enˈkwentɾo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
los encuentros

Meaning

  1. meeting

    • Fue un encuentro inesperado.

      It was an unexpected meeting.

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

Similar words

reunión

encuentro is more casual or informal, like an encounter or a sports match; reunión is more formal, like a scheduled business meeting.

Similar in other languages

French

réunion

réunion is the French word for the same thing — both mean "meeting."

Portuguese

reunião

reunião is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "meeting."

Practice

1 What does encuentro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fue un ___ inesperado.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches encuentro?

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