Lion in Spanish
Lion in Spanish is león (leh-OHN). It's masculine: el león, plural los leones.
- Spanish
- el león
- Say it
- el leh-OHN
- Gender
- Masculine: el león
- Plural
- los leones
One of 47 words in Animals in Spanish: learn them step by step and practise them all.
Wild animals in Spanish
The other words in step 3 of Animals in Spanish.
- el tigretiger · el TEE-greh
- el osobear · el OH-soh
- el lobowolf · el LOH-boh
- el zorrofox · el SOH-rroh
- el elefanteelephant · el eh-leh-FAHN-teh
- la jirafagiraffe · lah hee-RAH-fah
- el monomonkey · el MOH-noh
- la cebrazebra · lah SEH-brah
- el ciervodeer · el SYEHR-boh
- la serpientesnake · lah sehr-PYEN-teh
- el cocodrilocrocodile · el koh-koh-DREE-loh
Questions about león
How do you say lion in Spanish?
Lion in Spanish is el león.
How do you pronounce león?
Say it leh-OHN. The syllable in capitals is stressed: OHN. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is león masculine or feminine in Spanish?
león is masculine, so it takes el: el león. The plural is los leones.
What does león mean in English?
In English, el león means lion.
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Updated · Pronunciation guides use Latin American Spanish.