Spanish word

mudanza

Pronunciation

IPA/muˈðanθa/

Meaning

  • feminine nounmove

Example

Necesito ayuda con la mudanza el sábado.

I need help with the move on Saturday.

Illustration for mudanza (move)

More examples

Contratamos una empresa de mudanza para el fin de semana.

We hired a moving company for the weekend.

Core concept

Labeled boxes, disassembled furniture, and a moving van at a house.

Common phrases

  • hacer la mudanza

    move house

  • empresa de mudanza

    moving company

  • preparativos de la mudanza

    moving preparations

Similar words

cambio de domicilio: Official change of address registered for mail, bills, or administrative purposes.
traslado: Transfer of objects or people between locations, focusing on physical movement.
reubicación: Resettlement to a different residence with intent to establish home life there.

Definition in Spanish

Indica el hecho de cambiar de residencia o local, abarcando tanto el traslado físico como la organización del cambio.

Word origin

It is derived from the verb mudar (seen reflexively as mudarse) plus the noun-forming suffix -anza, ultimately from Latin mutare meaning 'to change'.

Usage tips

  • Spanish normally expresses changing residence with mudarse or hacer la mudanza, while traslado serves as a more formal or administrative term for a relocation.

Other meanings

  • relocationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • mudarmoveverb
  • mudadorelocatedadjective

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