Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA |
|---|---|
| agotado | /aɡoˈtado/ |
| fuera de stock | /fweɾa de stoɡk/ (from spelling rules) |
The word agotado is the most common way to indicate that a product is no longer available in a store or online. You can also use the phrase No hay existencias to formally state that there are no stocks available.
Which one should you use?
While agotado is the standard Spanish term, fuera de stock is a direct anglicism. In a different context, agotado can mean "exhausted" when referring to a person, but in a commercial context, it specifically means "out of stock".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Agotado is used in formal contexts to indicate that a product is sold out. In contrast, fuera de stock is a colloquial phrase often used in informal or business-casual settings.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form agotado must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes. Use agotado for masculine singular nouns, agotada for feminine singular nouns, agotados for masculine or mixed-gender plural nouns and agotadas for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/aɡoˈtado/
Did you know?
- The word fuera in the anglicism fuera de stock shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'door' via the Latin 'forās'.
- In high-end boutiques or luxury stores, staff may avoid the blunt agotado and instead use no disponible to sound more polite and sophisticated.
- In Spain, you might see agotado on a ticket booth, but in Latin America, the phrase boletos agotados is often used as a shorthand to mean a show is 'sold out'.
Examples in context
- Lo siento, se han agotado.I'm sorry, but they're out of stock.This sentence is useful for apologizing when items have been sold out using agotado.Tatoeba #2038677 by Alba, translation #51427 by CK
- ¿El producto en el anuncio ya está agotado?Is the product in the ad already out of stock?This sentence is useful for asking if a specific product is out of stock using agotado.Tatoeba #2240491 by marcelostockle, translation #1744255 by belgavox
- Este producto está actualmente agotado.That product is currently out of stock.This sentence is useful for stating that a product is currently out of stock using agotado.Tatoeba #10741994 by megamanenm, translation #10741993 by megamanenm
- Lo siento, pero el producto que está buscando está agotado.I'm sorry, but the product you're looking for is sold out.
- ¡No hay más tallas de esas zapatillas increíbles!There are no more sizes of those amazing sneakers!
Example conversation
Sofía is asking Alejandro about a specific shirt in a clothing store.
- SofíaBusco esta camisa en talla mediana.I'm looking for this shirt in size medium.
- AlejandroLo siento, ese modelo está agotado.I'm sorry, that model is out of stock.
- Sofía¿Cuándo recibirán más unidades?When will you receive more units?
- AlejandroLlegarán la próxima semana, Sofía.They will arrive next week, Sofia.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “out of stock” translations and entries agotado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries agotado, de, fuera, stock, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
