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lecciones

lehk-SYOH-nes/lekˈsiones/

“lecciones” means “lessons” in Spanish. It has 2 different meanings depending on context:

lessons

Also: classes, periods
NounfA1
A colorful illustration showing a teacher pointing to an open book while several young students listen intently, representing a unit of instruction.

📝 In Action

Hoy tenemos tres lecciones de matemáticas y una de historia.

A1

Today we have three math lessons and one history lesson.

¿Cuántas lecciones quedan antes del examen final?

A2

How many lessons are left before the final exam?

Word Connections

Synonyms

Common Collocations

  • dar lecciones – to give lessons
  • preparar lecciones – to prepare lessons

lessons

Also: learnings, takeaways
NounfB1
A colorful illustration showing an older mentor figure guiding a child who is successfully tying a shoelace, symbolizing a moral or experiential teaching moment.

📝 In Action

El fracaso nos da lecciones más valiosas que el éxito.

B1

Failure gives us more valuable lessons than success.

Una de las grandes lecciones de la pandemia fue la importancia de la familia.

B2

One of the great lessons of the pandemic was the importance of family.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • enseñanzas (teachings)
  • moraleja (moral (of the story))

Common Collocations

  • aprender lecciones – to learn lessons
  • sacar lecciones – to draw lessons

Idioms & Expressions

  • dar una lección a alguien – to teach someone a lesson (often negative, meaning to punish or humiliate them)

Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "lecciones" in Spanish:

classes→learnings→lessons→periods→takeaways→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: lecciones

Question 1 of 1

Which sentence uses 'lecciones' to mean 'lessons learned from life or experience'?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family▼
lección(lesson (singular)) — Noun
lector(reader) — Noun
lectura(reading) — Noun
🎵 Rhymes▼
📚 Etymology▼

The word comes from the Latin term *lectio*, which originally meant 'a reading' or 'the act of reading.' Since ancient times, learning was often centered around reading texts aloud, so the word expanded its meaning to include the content being taught or the unit of study itself.

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: lectionFrench: leçon

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does 'lección' lose its accent mark when it becomes 'lecciones'?

Spanish stress rules automatically put the emphasis on the second-to-last syllable in words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's'. When you add '-es' to 'lección,' the word naturally shifts its pronunciation to stress the 'o' in 'cio-nes,' which is the new second-to-last syllable. Therefore, the written accent mark is no longer needed.

Can I use 'clases' and 'lecciones' interchangeably?

Often, yes, in the context of school schedules. However, 'lecciones' emphasizes the content or unit of instruction (Lesson 5), while 'clases' emphasizes the time or session (Class period). For moral teachings, only 'lecciones' works.