English–Spanish

“tongue twister” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/tɾaβaˈleŋgwas/

Example

¿Puedes decir este trabalenguas tres veces rápido?

Can you say this tongue twister three times fast?

Illustration for trabalenguas (tongue twister)

How to say “tongue twister” in Spanish

“Tongue twister” in Spanish is trabalenguas.

Phrase that trips the tongue.

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

Example sentences with trabalenguas

En la fiesta hubo una competencia de trabalenguas entre amigos.

At the party there was a tongue twister competition among friends.

Tips for using trabalenguas

  • Despite ending in -s, trabalenguas commonly refers to a single tongue-twisting phrase and usually takes the masculine singular article el or un.

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