How to Say "to decode" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to decode” is “descifrar” — B1 level.
Examples
Los arqueólogos lograron descifrar los jeroglíficos antiguos.
The archaeologists managed to decipher the ancient hieroglyphs.
Ella descifró el mensaje secreto en pocos minutos.
She decoded the secret message in a few minutes.
Nadie ha podido descifrar este código informático todavía.
No one has been able to decipher this computer code yet.
Action vs. Result
This word is an action verb that needs a target—you always descifrar 'something' like a code or a text.
Regular Pattern
Good news! This verb is perfectly regular, following the same pattern as 'hablar' or 'cantar'.
Confusing with 'Codificar'
Mistake: “Voy a descifrar la información para protegerla.”
Correction: Voy a 'cifrar' la información. Descifrar means to unlock a code, not create one.
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