cuenta
/ˈkwenta/feminine
The Spanish word for account is cuenta.
It is also used in a restaurant setting to mean the bill or the check (la cuenta).
Meaning: an authorization to use a service (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of cuenta is cuentas.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈkwenta/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the phrase dar cuenta means 'to realize' or 'to become aware' of something.
- While an 'account' in English is often a digital or financial record, in Spanish, cuenta can also refer to a bead on a necklace or a single unit in a tally.
- The Spanish cuenta shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'compute', as both traces lead back to the Latin 'computare'.
Examples in context
- ¿A cuenta de qué?On what account?Tatoeba #11967650 by Eremon, translation #38317 by handsomelyian
- Tomé eso en cuenta.I took that into account.Tatoeba #11967788 by Eremon, translation #8089769 by CK
- Cárgalo a mi cuenta.Charge it to my account.Tatoeba #1335553 by marcelostockle, translation #250616 by CK
- Tengo una cuenta en el bancoI have an account at the bank
- Acabo de abrir una cuenta bancaria en mi nuevo paísI have just opened a bank account in my new country
- ¿Has revisado tu cuenta de correo electrónico hoy?Have you checked your email account today?
- ¡Qué onda! ¿Me pasas tu cuenta de Instagram?Hey, can you give me your Instagram account?
- Estoy siguiendo su página de FacebookI'm following your Facebook account/page
- Me gusta tu nuevo perfil de TwitterI like your new Twitter account/profile
- 131 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are at a bank.
- DanielElena, ¿tienes una cuenta en este banco?Elena, do you have an account at this bank?
- ElenaNo, pero quiero abrir una cuenta hoy.No, but I want to open an account today.
- DanielYo también quiero abrir una cuenta.I also want to open an account.
- ElenaPerfecto, vamos a hablar con el asesor.Perfect, let's go talk to the advisor.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “account” translations and entries cuenta, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cuenta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
