vestidor
/bestiˈdoɾ/
The Spanish word for dressing room is vestidor.
Vestidor is commonly used to refer to a walk-in closet or a dedicated room for changing clothes in a home or a theater.
Meaning: changing room (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word comes from the verb vestir (to dress) and the suffix -dor (denoting an agent or a place for an action).
Which one should you use?
While vestidor refers to a dressing room (often a larger space or a walk-in closet), probador is the specific term used for the small fitting rooms in clothing stores.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the term vestidor is often used to describe a dressing room. In Argentina, it is common to use the term probador to refer to dressing rooms.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form is vestidores.
How do you pronounce it?
/bestiˈdoɾ/
Did you know?
- The word vestidor shares a deep ancestral root with the English word 'vestment', both tracing back to the Latin 'vestis' meaning 'clothing'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, a sports locker room is called vestuario rather than vestidor, emphasizing the collective area for a team.
- While vestidor describes the room, the suffix -dor is also used to create nouns for people who perform the action, such as a vestidor being someone whose job is to dress others.
Examples in context
- En el vestidor hay espejos.There are mirrors in the dressing room.This sentence is useful for describing the contents of a vestidor.Tatoeba #5965089 by arh, translation #8789929 by shekitten
- Para llegar al vestuario, debes seguir por el pasillo a mano izquierda.To get to the dressing room, you must go down the hallway on the left.
- El camerino está al final del pasillo, a la derecha.The dressing room is at the end of the hallway, on the right.
- Voy a probarme este vestido en el probador.I am going to try on this dress in the dressing room.
- Voy a probarme esta ropa en el probador.I am going to try on this clothing in the dressing room.
- El vestidor es muy amplio.The dressing room is very spacious.
- ¿Dónde está el vestidor de mujeres?Where is the women's dressing room?
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are shopping for clothes.
- DanielMe gusta este vestido para ti, Elena.I like this dress for you, Elena.
- ElenaA mí también, ¿dónde está el vestidor?I do too, where is the dressing room?
- DanielEstá allí, al fondo a la derecha.It is there, at the back to the right.
- ElenaGracias, Daniel, voy a probármelo.Thanks, Daniel, I am going to try it on.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry vestidor, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
