English–Spanish

“far” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsodistante

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈlexos/

Example

Vivo lejos de la estación.

I live far from the station.

Illustration for lejos (far)

How to say “far” in Spanish

“Far” in Spanish is lejos.

Being at a great distance from a reference point.

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

Example sentences with lejos

Su idea está lejos de la realidad.

His idea is far from reality.

Tips for using lejos

  • Lejos is invariable (no gender or number endings), whereas the adjective lejano changes to agree with nouns when describing something distant.

Other Spanish words for “far”

La playa está distante de la ciudad.

The beach is far from the city.

“far” in other languages