codificación
/kodifikaˈθjon/feminine
The English word "encoding" is translated into Spanish as codificación.
The most common and widely accepted translation of "encoding" in Spanish is codificación.
Meaning: character encoding (computing) (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun codificación is feminine and requires feminine articles or adjectives. The verb form of the noun codificación is codificar.
How do you pronounce it?
/kodifikaˈθjon/
Did you know?
- The noun codificación shares its root with código, which originally referred to the physical format of a book with bound pages rather than a system of symbols.
- While codificación refers to computing in a technical context, it is also the standard term for the process of creating a legal code or system of laws in Spanish jurisprudence.
- In casual Spanish IT circles, developers often use the anglicism 'encodear' instead of the formal verb codificar to describe the act of encoding data.
Examples in context
- La codificación de caracteres es fundamental.Character encoding is fundamental.
- La codificación de caracteres es incorrecta.The character encoding is incorrect.
- Necesitamos cambiar la codificación del archivo.We need to change the file encoding.
- ¿Qué tipo de codificación estás usando?What kind of encoding are you using?
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are working on a software project together.
- AlejandroElena, hay un error con la codificación del texto.Elena, there is an error with the text encoding.
- ElenaDéjame revisar la codificación de la base de datos.Let me check the database encoding.
- AlejandroParece un problema de formato.It looks like a formatting problem.
- ElenaSí, ya lo estoy solucionando.Yes, I am fixing it now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “encoding” translations and entries codificación, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
