sueldo

/ˈsweldo/

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 sueldos

Meaning

  1. salary

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

salario

sueldo is more everyday, common, like a monthly salary; salario is more formal or legal, used in labor law contexts, like "salario mínimo," minimum wage.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

ordenado

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

Portuguese

salário

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

Practice

1 What does sueldo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mi ___ es suficiente.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sueldo?

noun

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