encabezado
/enkabeˈθado/
The Spanish word for heading is encabezado.
Encabezado is a formal term used to refer to the heading at the top of a document or a section.
Meaning: title (noun)
Which one should you use?
While encabezado refers to the structural heading at the top of a section or page, título is used for the actual name of a book, movie or a specific work.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form is encabezados, following standard Spanish rules for masculine nouns ending in a vowel.
How do you pronounce it?
/enkabeˈθado/
Did you know?
- In Spanish sports journalism, a cabezazo is a header in football, but encabezar the table means to be in first place in the league standings.
- In some formal Spanish contexts, encabezado can refer to the specific salutation at the start of a letter, such as 'Dear Sir', rather than just a structural title.
- If you are reading a news article, the 'heading' or 'headline' is often called titular rather than encabezado. While encabezado is the structural part of the page, titular refers specifically to the catchy text designed to grab attention.
Examples in context
- Por favor, agrega un título adecuado a tu ensayoPlease add an appropriate heading to your essay
- El informe requiere un encabezado que indique claramente el contenido del capítuloThe report requires a heading that clearly indicates the content of the chapter
- En el blog necesitamos modificar el encabezado de la última publicaciónIn the blog, we need to modify the heading of the latest post
- Escribe un título principal antes de cada secciónWrite a main heading before each section
- Asegúrate de utilizar subtítulos para cada parte de tu proyectoMake sure to use subheadings for each part of your project
- El encabezado del documento es muy largo.The heading of the document is very long.
- Debes cambiar el encabezado de la página.You must change the page heading.
- El encabezado de la carta está en negrita.The letter heading is in bold.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are reviewing a report in an office.
- Mateo¿Viste el encabezado de este informe?Did you see the heading of this report?
- ElenaNo, Mateo, lo revisaré ahora mismo.No, Mateo, I will check it right now.
- MateoEl encabezado necesita una corrección de formato.The heading needs a formatting correction.
- ElenaTienes razón, lo arreglaré enseguida.You are right, I will fix it immediately.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry encabezado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
