English–Spanish

“difficult” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsoarduo

Pronunciation

IPA/diˈfiθil/

Example

Esta pregunta es difícil.

This question is difficult.

Illustration for difícil (difficult)

How to say “difficult” in Spanish

“Difficult” in Spanish is difícil.

A dense page of advanced mathematics problems that require effort to solve.

Full entry for difícil: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with difícil

El acento de esa región es difícil de entender.

The accent of that region is difficult to understand.

Tips for using difícil

  • Spanish expresses that something is hard to do with es difícil followed by an infinitive, and personal difficulty is often me resulta difícil.

Other Spanish words for “difficult”

El trabajo fue arduo, pero lo terminé.

The work was difficult, but I finished it.

“difficult” in other languages