Head in Spanish
Head in Spanish is cabeza (kah-BEH-sah). It's feminine: la cabeza, plural las cabezas.
- Spanish
- la cabeza
- Say it
- lah kah-BEH-sah
- Gender
- Feminine: la cabeza
- Plural
- las cabezas
- Note
- Me duele la cabeza, my head hurts.
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Parts of the head and face in Spanish
The other words in step 1 of Body Parts in Spanish.
- la caraface · lah KAH-rah
- el pelohair · el PEH-loh
- el ojoeye · el OH-hoh
- la orejaear · lah oh-REH-hah
- la nariznose · lah nah-REES
- la bocamouth · lah BOH-kah
- el labiolip · el LAH-byoh
- el dientetooth · el DYEN-teh
- la lenguatongue · lah LEN-gwah
- la frenteforehead · lah FREN-teh
- la mejillacheek · lah meh-HEE-yah
- la barbillachin · lah bar-BEE-yah
- la cejaeyebrow · lah SEH-hah
- la pestañaeyelash · lah pehs-TAH-nyah
Questions about cabeza
How do you say head in Spanish?
Head in Spanish is la cabeza. Me duele la cabeza, my head hurts.
How do you pronounce cabeza?
Say it kah-BEH-sah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: BEH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is cabeza masculine or feminine in Spanish?
cabeza is feminine, so it takes la: la cabeza. The plural is las cabezas.
What does cabeza mean in English?
In English, la cabeza means head.
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