English–Spanish

“sleepiness” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈsweɲo/

Example

Tengo sueño.

I am sleepy.

Illustration for sueño (sleepiness)

How to say “sleepiness” in Spanish

“Sleepiness” in Spanish is sueño.

Heavy eyelids about to close.

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

Example sentences with sueño

No pude estudiar porque tenía mucho sueño.

I couldn't study because I was very sleepy.

Tips for using sueño

  • The letter ñ is a different letter from n, so sueño (with ñ) is unrelated to forms with n such as yo sueno 'I sound', and dropping the tilde changes the word.

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