How to Say "Hyphen" in Spanish

guion

/ˈɡjon/masculine

The English word "hyphen" is translated into Spanish as guion.

guion is a masculine noun used to refer to the symbol used to join words or to indicate that a word has been split.

Meaning: symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

/ˈɡjon/

In Spanish, the word guion can also mean a 'script' for a play or a film, such as a guion de cine.
The word guion shares a linguistic root with 'guide' through the concept of 'leading' or 'pointing'.
While guion refers to the symbol, the word for the long dash used in punctuation is raya.

Se rastreó la falla en parte hasta un guion faltante en el programa de comunicación.
The fault was traced partly to a missing hyphen in communications software.
This sentence shows how to refer to a missing guion in the context of software.
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Escribe tu número telefónico con un guion entre los dígitos.
Write your phone number with a hyphen between the digits.
Separaremos el título y el subtítulo con un guion.
We will separate the title and subtitle with a hyphen.
Escribí tu nombre con una raya entre el apellido y el nombre.
Write your name with a hyphen between the last name and the first name.
Escribe un guion entre las dos palabras.
Write a hyphen between the two words.
Olvidaste poner el guion al final de la línea.
You forgot to put the hyphen at the end of the line.

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Sources

Wiktionary, “hyphen” translations and entries guion, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries guion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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