ratón

/raˈton/

el noun A2

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 ratones

Meaning

  1. mouse

    • El gato persigue al ratón.

      The cat chases the mouse.

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

camundongo

camundongo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mouse."

Portuguese

mouse

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

Portuguese

rato

rato is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mouse."

Practice

1 What does ratón mean?

2 Fill the gap: El gato persigue al ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ratón?

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