campeonato
/kampeoˈnato/masculine
The English word 'championship' is translated into Spanish as campeonato.
campeonato is a masculine noun used to describe a competition held to determine a champion. You can use it to highlight the prestige of an event, such as in the phrase Este es un campeonato de renombre internacional (This is a renowned international championship). In certain sports contexts, the word Liga can also be used to refer to a championship.
Meaning: competition to determine a champion (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word campeonato is derived from campeón (champion) combined with the suffix -ato, which is used to denote a state, office or title.
Which one should you use?
It is important to distinguish between the event and the winner: campeonato refers to the competition itself, while campeón refers to the person or team that wins it.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, campeonato is the primary translation for 'championship' in formal contexts.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of campeonato is los campeonatos.
How do you pronounce it?
/kampeoˈnato/
Did you know?
- A common idiomatic way to say a team is dominating a campeonato is to say they are paseando the competition, which literally means 'taking them for a walk'.
- The word campeón can also be used colloquially in some Spanish-speaking countries to refer to a 'buddy' or 'mate', similar to how English speakers use 'champ'.
- The word campeón comes from the Latin campio, which referred to a fighter who fought in the campus or open field.
Examples in context
- Tom ganó el campeonato.Tom won the championship.This sentence is useful for describing someone winning the campeonato.Tatoeba #1476926 by marcelostockle, translation #1476356 by Spamster
- Italia ganó el campeonato.Italy won the championship.This sentence is useful for describing a country winning the campeonato.Tatoeba #10262008 by Seael, translation #9962299 by ddnktr
- No sé quién ganó el campeonato.I don't know who won the championship.This sentence is useful for expressing uncertainty about who won the campeonato.Tatoeba #1875856 by Shishir, translation #10314984 by DJ_Saidez
- Soy el ganador del torneo de ajedrezI am the winner of the chess championship
- El campeonato de tenis se celebrará la próxima semanaThe tennis championship will take place next week
- El equipo ganó la liga de fútbolThe team won the football championship
- Estoy emocionado por la competencia de videojuegosI'm excited about the video game championship
- El equipo de baloncesto ganó el torneo nacional.The basketball team won the national championship.
- Voy a participar en el campeonato de natación este verano.I am going to participate in the swimming championship this summer.
- 19 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a sports tournament.
- MaríaMateo, ¿cuándo empieza el campeonato?Mateo, when does the championship start?
- MateoEl campeonato comienza el próximo lunes.The championship begins next Monday.
- MaríaEspero que nuestro equipo gane el campeonato.I hope our team wins the championship.
- MateoYo también, María. Será muy emocionante.Me too, María. It will be very exciting.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “championship” translations and entries campeonato, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
