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How to Say "variant" in Spanish

The Spanish word forvariantis varianteB1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1
nounB1
a version that differs from others
Three ice cream cones with different colored scoops: one pink, one green, and one blue.

Examples

Esta es una variante regional del español.

This is a regional variant of Spanish.

Científicos estudian una nueva variante del virus.

Scientists are studying a new variant of the virus.

Existen muchas variantes de este juego de mesa.

There are many variations of this board game.

Always Feminine

Even though it ends in 'e', this word is always feminine. Use 'la' or 'una' with it.

Used for Science and Art

You can use this word for biological viruses, chess moves, or different versions of traditional folk tales.

Gender confusion

Mistake:el variante

Correction: la variante (The word is feminine regardless of what it refers to.)

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