Irak
/iˈɾak/masculine
The Spanish word for Iraq is Irak.
Irak is the name of the country.
Meaning: country (name)
How do you pronounce it?
/iˈɾak/
Did you know?
- While English uses the letter 'q' for Irak, Spanish uses the letter 'k', which is rare in the language and typically only appears in words borrowed from other languages.
- Unlike English, where 'Iraq' is strictly a noun, in Spanish, the adjective iraquí must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies, such as las tropas iraquíes.
- In Spanish, names of countries like Irak are masculine, meaning you use the article el when referring to it in certain grammatical contexts, such as el Irak antiguo for 'ancient Iraq'.
Examples in context
- Tom fue enviado a Irak.Tom was deployed to Iraq.This sentence is useful for describing someone being deployed to Irak.Tatoeba #1394162 by hayastan, translation #1391870 by Spamster
- La guerra de Irak es un tema de debate político explosivo, cualquier palabra errónea podría desencadenar una discusión acalorada.The war on Iraq is a volatile subject of political debate, any wrong word and a heated argument could spark.This sentence is useful for discussing the war on Irak as a political topic.Tatoeba #10051227 by manufrutos, translation #1936 by Zifre
- Delante de las cámaras de televisión, vaciaron botellas de vino de Burdeos en la cuneta – gritando consignas contra Francia porque había rechazado la guerra en Irak.Before TV cameras, they emptied bottles of Bordeaux wine into the gutter – crying out slogans against the France that had rejected the war in Iraq.This sentence is useful for describing reactions to the war in Irak.Tatoeba #6050631 by albrusgher, translation #453472 by FeuDRenais
- Me gustaría visitar la ciudad de Bagdad en Irak.I would like to visit the city of Baghdad in Iraq.
- ¿Sabías que el río Tigris cruza Irak?Did you know that the Tigris River runs through Iraq?
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are discussing their travel dreams.
- LucíaDaniel, ¿alguna vez has estado en Irak?Daniel, have you ever been to Iraq?
- DanielNo, nunca he ido a Irak.No, I have never been to Iraq.
- LucíaMe gustaría visitar Irak algún día.I would like to visit Iraq someday.
- DanielYo también, es un país muy interesante.Me too, it is a very interesting country.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “iraq” translations and entries Irak, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
