How to Say "centimeter" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “centimeter” is “centímetro” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Mi cuaderno mide veinte centímetros de largo.
My notebook is twenty centimeters long.
Tienes que cortar la cuerda unos centímetros más arriba.
You have to cut the rope a few centimeters higher up.
La tela se encogió varios centímetros después de lavarla.
The fabric shrank several centimeters after washing it.
Gender and Articles
This is a 'masculine' word. Always use 'el' or 'un' with it (el centímetro, un centímetro).
Making it Plural
To talk about more than one, simply add an 's' to the end: 'los centímetros'.
The Missing Accent
Mistake: “centimetro”
Correction: centímetro (Spanish uses an accent mark on the 'í' to show you should emphasize that syllable when speaking).
Plural Agreement
Mistake: “cinco centímetro”
Correction: cinco centímetros (In Spanish, the unit must be plural if the number is greater than one).
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