minúscula
/minuskula/from spelling rules
In Spanish, lowercase is minúscula.
To state that something is written in lowercase, you should use the prepositional phrase en minúsculas.
Meaning: in lower case (adj)
Which one should you use?
The term minúscula is the direct opposite of mayúscula, which means uppercase.
How does it change in a sentence?
When referring to the general concept of writing in lowercase, the plural form minúsculas is frequently used.
How do you pronounce it?
/minuskula/
Did you know?
- Because 'mayúscula' means 'uppercase', a person who is very loud or aggressive is sometimes colloquially described as 'writing in mayúsculas'.
- Spanish grammar requires minúsculas for titles of books and movies except for the first word and proper nouns, whereas English typically capitalizes every major word.
- While English uses 'lowercase' and 'uppercase', Spanish uses minúsculas and mayúsculas, which stem from the concepts of 'minimum' and 'maximum' size.
Examples in context
- Se escribe en minúsculas.It's written in lowercase.This sentence shows how to state that something is written using minúscula.Tatoeba #8893181 by arh, translation #9176752 by DJ_Saidez
- Sus ochos parecían ges minúsculas.His eights looked like lowercase Gs.This sentence uses minúscula to compare the appearance of numbers to a letter.Tatoeba #722350 by Shishir, translation #717958 by papabear
- Después de la coma se usa minúsculas.After a comma, you use lowercase letters.This sentence illustrates that minúscula is used after a comma.Tatoeba #8893184 by arh, translation #9176750 by DJ_Saidez
- La primera palabra está escrita en letras minúsculas.The first word is written in lowercase letters.
- Por favor, complete el formulario en caracteres minúsculos.Please fill out the form in lowercase characters.
- Recuerden que en la redacción académica, es importante utilizar letras minúsculas o bajas a menos que se indique lo contrario.Remember that in academic writing, it is important to use lowercase letters unless otherwise specified.
- Escribiré el mensaje todo en letras en minúscula para que parezca más amigable.I'll write the message all in lowercase letters to make it look friendlier.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are checking a document's formatting.
- Sofía¿Ese nombre debe ir en minúscula?Should that name be in lowercase?
- MateoNo, la primera letra es mayúscula.No, the first letter is uppercase.
- SofíaEntiendo, solo escribí la palabra en minúscula.I see, I only wrote the word in lowercase.
- MateoNo te preocupes, lo arreglamos ahora.Don't worry, we will fix it now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
