English–Spanish

“nail” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsoclavo

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈuɲa/

Example

Me corté las uñas antes de la reunión.

I cut my nails before the meeting.

Illustration for uña (nail)

How to say “nail” in Spanish

“Nail” in Spanish is uña.

Protective keratin plate on a fingertip.

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

Example sentences with uña

Me muerdo las uñas cuando estoy nervioso.

I bite my fingernails when I'm nervous.

Tips for using uña

  • The letter ñ represents a palatal nasal like the ny in English canyon, so uña is pronounced with that sound and not like una.

Other Spanish words for “nail”

Necesito un clavo para colgar este cuadro.

I need a nail to hang this picture.

“nail” in other languages