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How to Say "acceleration" in Spanish

The Spanish word foraccelerationis aceleraciónB1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1
nounB1
physics or driving
A sleek sports car moving fast with blurred motion lines behind it on a straight road.

Examples

El coche tiene una aceleración muy rápida.

The car has very fast acceleration.

La aceleración de la gravedad es un concepto de física.

The acceleration of gravity is a physics concept.

Sentí la aceleración cuando el avión despegó.

I felt the acceleration when the plane took off.

Gender Trick

In Spanish, words that end in -ción are almost always feminine. That means you should always use 'la' or 'una' with this word.

Plural Rule

To make this word plural, you drop the accent mark and add -es: 'las aceleraciones'.

Wrong Gender

Mistake:el aceleración

Correction: la aceleración (Words ending in -ción are feminine).

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