How to Say "to spell" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “to spell” is “escribir” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1

escribir

VerbA1

Writing out the letters of a word

A close-up view of a hand holding a blue pen, actively sketching simple, curved lines on a clean sheet of white paper in a notebook.

Examples

¿Puedes escribir tu nombre aquí?

Can you write your name here?

Estoy escribiendo un correo a mi jefe.

I'm writing an email to my boss.

Ayer escribí una lista de la compra.

Yesterday I wrote a shopping list.

A Regular -ir Verb

In most tenses, 'escribir' follows the standard pattern for verbs ending in '-ir'. For example, in the present tense, 'yo vivo' (I live) becomes 'yo escribo' (I write).

The Past Form 'escrito'

Mistake: “He *escribido* una carta.”

Correction: He **escrito** una carta. (I have written a letter). The form of a verb used after 'have' or 'has' is special for 'escribir'. It's always 'escrito', never 'escribido'.

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Related Translations

to author→to compose→to type→to write→

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