Spanish word

inexperiencia

Pronunciation

IPA/inekspeˈɾjenθja/

Meaning

  • feminine nouninexperience

Example

No te preocupes por tu inexperiencia; con práctica mejorarás.

Don't worry about your inexperience; with practice you'll improve.

Illustration for inexperiencia (inexperience)

More examples

Debido a la inexperiencia cometió algunos errores simples.

Due to inexperience he made some simple mistakes.

Core concept

Absence of practiced skill or familiarity in a particular area.

Common phrases

  • debido a la inexperiencia

    due to inexperience

  • por su inexperiencia

    because of his inexperience

Similar words

novato: New member of an occupation or role with little prior experience or confidence.
principiante: Learner at the very start of study or practice, with only elementary ability.
aprendiz: Apprentice undergoing formal or on-the-job training to develop practical skills.

Definition in Spanish

Falta de experiencia o práctica en un ámbito concreto que dificulta realizar tareas con soltura.

Word origin

From the negative prefix in- attached to experiencia, which traces to Latin experientia from experiri 'to try', giving a literal sense of 'not-experience'.

Usage tips

  • The noun is normally uncountable in Spanish, so speakers use 'no tener experiencia' or 'falta de experiencia' rather than 'una inexperiencia'.

Opposites

Related words

  • inexpertoinexperiencedadjective

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