redacción
/redaɡˈθjon/
The English word "drafting" is translated into Spanish as redacción.
redacción refers to the act of drafting or composing a text, such as a letter, an article or a legal document. In a journalistic context, the term can also refer to the editorial office or the newsroom where journalists work.
Meaning: act or process (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb form of the noun redacción is redactar, which means to draft or to write.
How do you pronounce it?
/redaɡˈθjon/
Did you know?
- The term redacción is actually a cognate of the English word 'redaction', but in Spanish, 'redacción' is a standard everyday term for writing, whereas 'redacción' in English often implies censoring or obscuring text.
- The root of redactar comes from the Latin 'redactus', meaning 'to bring back' or 'to put in order', implying that drafting is more about organizing thoughts than just writing them.
- If you are asked to perform a redacción in a Spanish school, it is often a formal essay assignment rather than just a rough draft.
Examples in context
- Necesito que alguien se encargue de la elaboración de documentos para el próximo proyecto.I need someone to take care of the drafting of documents for the upcoming project.
- ¿Podrías escribir algo rápido con las ideas principales del artículo?Could you quickly write something with the main ideas of the article?
- La redacción del informe tomó mucho tiempo.The drafting of the report took a long time.
- Necesitamos mejorar la redacción de este contrato.We need to improve the drafting of this contract.
- La redacción del artículo es muy clara.The drafting of the article is very clear.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are discussing a work document in an office.
- Sofía¿Cómo va la redacción del documento, Javier?How is the drafting of the document going, Javier?
- JavierLa redacción es difícil pero voy bien.The drafting is difficult, but I am doing well.
- SofíaAvísame si necesitas ayuda con la redacción.Let me know if you need help with the drafting.
- JavierGracias, Sofía, te lo agradezco mucho.Thanks, Sofía, I really appreciate it.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry redacción, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries redacción, CC BY-SA 4.0.
