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How to Say "underworld" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “underworld” is “infierno” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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NounB1
mythological place of the dead
A fiery, deep cavern filled with red and orange lava, featuring tall, jagged black rocks and menacing, shadowy gates, representing the mythological underworld.

Examples

Según muchas religiones, los pecadores van al infierno.

According to many religions, sinners go to hell.

Dante escribió sobre los nueve círculos del Infierno en su Divina Comedia.

Dante wrote about the nine circles of Hell in his Divine Comedy.

Always Masculine

'Infierno' is a masculine word, so you always use 'el infierno' (the hell) or 'un infierno' (a hell), never 'la' or 'una'.

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