biografía
/bjoɡɾaˈfia/feminine
The Spanish word for biography is biografía.
biografía is the standard and most common way to express the concept of a biography. In certain poetic or literary contexts, you might encounter the word vida to convey the idea of a person's life or biography. If you are specifically referring to a person's individual or personal history, you can use the phrase historia de vida, which means life story.
Meaning: personal life story (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word biografía is a feminine noun. To refer to multiple biographies, use the plural form biografías.
How do you pronounce it?
/bjoɡɾaˈfia/
Did you know?
- In Spanish literature, a biografía novelada is a specific genre where a real life story is told using the techniques and narrative style of a novel.
- The term biografía can be used figuratively in Spanish to describe the 'history' or 'trajectory' of an object or a company, not just a human.
- While 'biografía' is the standard term, if you are discussing the life story of a saint, you would more likely use the term hagiografía.
Examples in context
- Esta biografía es fascinante.This biography is fascinating.This sentence is useful for describing a biography as fascinating.Tatoeba #11796695 by Seael, translation #5933750 by mailohilohi
- ¿Acabaste de leer la biografía de Jobs?Have you finished reading the biography of Jobs?This sentence is useful for asking if someone has finished reading a biography.Tatoeba #1247719 by marcelostockle, translation #1247225 by mookeee
- No hay historia propiamente, sólo biografía.There is properly no history, only biography.This sentence is useful for contrasting the concept of history with biography.Tatoeba #3167010 by cueyayotl, translation #2975138 by carlosalberto
- El profesor escribió una biografía sobre el famoso escritorThe professor wrote a biography about the famous writer
- Estoy investigando la historia de vida de mi abueloI am researching my grandfather's life story
- He leído una biografía interesante sobre MessiI have read an interesting biography about Messi
- Su biografía es apasionanteHis/her biography is fascinating
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Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are talking in a library about a book.
- Mateo¿Te gusta esa biografía?Do you like that biography?
- LucíaSí, la biografía de este autor es increíble.Yes, this author's biography is incredible.
- MateoEspero que sea una biografía interesante.I hope it is an interesting biography.
- LucíaLo es, Mateo, deberías leerla.It is, Mateo, you should read it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “biography” translations and entries biografía, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
