How to Say "Birch" in Spanish

abedul

/abeˈdul/masculine

The Spanish word for birch is abedul.

abedul is a masculine noun used to refer to the birch tree.

Meaning: tree (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The plural form of abedul is los abedules.

/abeˈdul/

The Spanish word abedul was shaped by the word for fir tree, abeto. The initial 'a-' was added to abedul because speakers subconsciously associated it with the similar sounding name of the other tree.
In Spanish literature, the abedul is often used as a symbol of purity or melancholy, mirroring its white bark and presence in colder, northern landscapes.
The term abedul is used consistently across Spain and Latin America, but the tree itself is much rarer in the southern hemisphere, making it a 'vocabulary word' for many learners who have never seen one.

Las hojas de abedul ya se han vuelto amarillas.
The birch leaves have already turned yellow.
This sentence shows how to describe the color of the leaves of an abedul.
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Me encanta el bosque de abedules cercano a mi casa. ¡Son tan bonitos!
I love the birch forest near my house. They are so beautiful!
Ayer encontré un álamo blanco en el parque, pero primero pensé que era un abedul.
Yesterday, I found a white poplar in the park, but at first I thought it was a birch.
El abedul es un árbol muy elegante.
The birch is a very elegant tree.
Vimos un abedul blanco en el bosque.
We saw a white birch in the forest.

Elena and Javier are walking through a forest.

Sources

Wiktionary, “birch” translations and entries abedul, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries abedul, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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