Wife in Spanish
Wife in Spanish is esposa (ehs-POH-sah), or mujer. It's feminine: la esposa, plural las esposas.
- Spanish
- la esposa
- Say it
- lah ehs-POH-sah
- Gender
- Feminine: la esposa
- Plural
- las esposas
- Also said
- la mujer
- Note
- Mi mujer is common in Spain.
One of 46 words in Family Members in Spanish: learn them step by step and practise them all.
Close family members in Spanish
The other words in step 1 of Family Members in Spanish.
- la familiafamily · lah fah-MEE-lyah
- los padresparents · lohs PAH-drehs
- la madremother · lah MAH-dreh
- el padrefather · el PAH-dreh
- el hijoson · el EE-hoh
- la hijadaughter · lah EE-hah
- los hijoschildren (sons and daughters) · lohs EE-hohs
- el hermanobrother · el ehr-MAH-noh
- la hermanasister · lah ehr-MAH-nah
- los hermanossiblings · lohs ehr-MAH-nohs
- el esposohusband · el ehs-POH-soh
Questions about esposa
How do you say wife in Spanish?
Wife in Spanish is la esposa. You can also say la mujer. Mi mujer is common in Spain.
How do you pronounce esposa?
Say it ehs-POH-sah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: POH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is esposa masculine or feminine in Spanish?
esposa is feminine, so it takes la: la esposa. The plural is las esposas.
What does esposa mean in English?
In English, la esposa means wife.
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Updated · Pronunciation guides use Latin American Spanish.