encabezado
/enkabeˈθado/
The Spanish word for header is encabezado.
In computing and document processing, encabezado is the standard term for the top section of a page or a data packet. Note that while encabezado refers to this top section of a page, the word título is used specifically for the title of a text or section.
Meaning: upper portion of a page layout (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is derived from the verb encabezar, which means to head or to lead, combined with the suffix -ado used to form a past participle that functions as a noun.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of encabezado is encabezados.
How do you pronounce it?
/enkabeˈθado/
Did you know?
- In sports, a 'header' in football is not called an encabezado but a cabezazo.
- While encabezado refers to the top of a page, the Spanish word for a 'header' in a bed (the headboard) is cabecero.
- In Spanish, the word cabezón is a derivative of the head root that can describe someone who is stubborn or 'hard-headed' rather than just having a large head.
Examples in context
- Pon tu nombre en el encabezado.Enter your name in the header.This sentence shows how to use encabezado when instructing someone to place information in a header.Tatoeba #6779674 by arh, translation #7558153 by koyakun
- Por favor, añade un encabezado a cada página del informe.Please add a header to each page of the report.
- La cabecera del sitio web necesita ser rediseñada.The website's header needs to be redesigned.
- No te olvides de poner un título al principio de cada sección.Don't forget to put a header at the beginning of each section.
- El encabezado tiene un diseño muy elegante.The header has a very elegant design.
- No puedo ver el logo en el encabezado.I cannot see the logo in the header.
Example conversation
Mateo and María are reviewing a website design on a laptop.
- MateoMaría, ¿te gusta este encabezado?María, do you like this header?
- MaríaSí, Mateo, el color es perfecto.Yes, Mateo, the color is perfect.
- MateoVoy a cambiar la fuente del encabezado.I am going to change the font of the header.
- MaríaEso sería una buena idea.That would be a good idea.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry encabezado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
