Spanish word

auditivo

Pronunciation

IPA/awðiˈtiβo/

Meaning

  • adjectiveauditory

Example

Hicimos un ejercicio auditivo en clase.

We did a listening exercise in class.

Illustration for auditivo (auditory)

More examples

La comprensión auditiva mejora si practicas con audios cortos.

Listening comprehension improves if you practice with short audio clips.

Core concept

Perception of sound by the ear.

Common phrases

  • comprensión auditiva

    listening comprehension

  • práctica auditiva

    listening practice

  • estímulo auditivo

    auditory stimulus

Similar words

oral: Relating to the mouth or to spoken speech.
sonoro: Having a clear, resonant sound quality.
audible: Able to be heard.

Definition in Spanish

Que está relacionado con la audición o con el sentido de oír.

Word origin

Auditivo derives from Latin audīre 'to hear' via medieval Latin audītivus, a form that became the Spanish adjective auditivo.

Usage tips

  • Common in fixed phrases like comprensión auditiva (listening comprehension) and prueba auditiva, and it names the hearing modality rather than meaning 'audible' ('able to be heard').

Other meanings

  • hearingadjective

Opposites

  • visualvisualadjective
  • inaudibleinaudibleadjective

Related words

  • audiciónhearingnoun
  • audibleaudibleadjective
  • auditivamenteaurallyadverb

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