English–Spanish
“onomatopoeia” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/onomatoˈpeʝa/
Example
¿Qué onomatopeya hace el perro?
Which onomatopoeia does the dog make?
How to say “onomatopoeia” in Spanish
“Onomatopoeia” in Spanish is onomatopeya.
Word used to imitate a noise or a physical or emotional state.
Example sentences with onomatopeya
En la clase de vocabulario, aprendimos onomatopeyas para describir sonidos de animales.
In vocabulary class, we learned onomatopoeias to describe animal sounds.
Tips for using onomatopeya
- Onomatopoeias are common in comics and everyday speech and often change form by repetition, capitalization, or punctuation to convey intensity or emotion.