Spanish word

dictado

Pronunciation

IPA/dikˈtaðo/

Meaning

  • masculine noundictation

Example

¿Preparaste el dictado de mañana?

Did you prepare tomorrow's dictation?

Illustration for dictado (dictation)

More examples

Después del dictado, corregimos los errores en clase.

After the dictation, we corrected the mistakes in class.

Core concept

Students writing while a teacher reads aloud.

Common phrases

  • práctica de dictado

    dictation practice

  • corregir el dictado

    correct the dictation

Similar words

prueba: Short informal test that checks learning or progress after study or training.
ejercicio: Practice activity or problem completed to reinforce learning and build skills.
examen: Formal graded exam used to determine a student's grade or pass/fail status.

Definition in Spanish

Se refiere tanto al ejercicio de escuchar y escribir como al texto o respuesta obtenida mediante ese dictado.

Word origin

Formed from Spanish dictar 'to dictate' plus the suffix -ado and ultimately from Latin dicere 'to say', naming the exercise or text produced by dictation.

Usage tips

  • In school contexts the usual verbs are dar un dictado for a teacher and hacer or tomar un dictado for students.

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