estacionamiento
/estaθjonaˈmjento/masculine
In Spanish, the English phrase 'parking' is expressed as estacionamiento. Wiktionary also lists playa de estacionamiento and plaza de aparcamiento.
Meaning: space (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| estacionamiento | /estaθjonaˈmjento/ /estasjonaˈmjento/ |
masculine |
| playa de estacionamiento | /plaʝa de estaθjonamjento/ (Spain, from spelling rules) /plaʝa de estasjonamjento/ (Latin America, from spelling rules) |
feminine |
| plaza de aparcamiento | /plaθa de apaɾkamjento/ (Spain, from spelling rules) /plasa de apaɾkamjento/ (Latin America, from spelling rules) |
feminine |
| aparcamiento | /apaɾkaˈmjento/ | masculine |
All forms in this list refer to a parking space or a parking lot.
Which one should you use?
While both terms refer to parking, estacionamiento is much more common in the Americas, whereas aparcamiento is the preferred term in Spain.
Is it said differently in some regions?
estacionamiento is preferred in Mexico, parts of Central America and parts of South America. In Spain, the word aparcamiento is the standard term for a parking lot or parking space.
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine noun estacionamiento requires the masculine article el when referring to a specific parking lot. The feminine phrase playa de estacionamiento requires the feminine article la.
How do you pronounce it?
/estaθjonaˈmjento/
Did you know?
- The term playa de estacionamiento uses a word that usually means 'beach'.
- The term aparcamiento is built from the word parque, meaning 'park'. This is because the verb aparcar originally meant to put something into a park or enclosure.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, people use the English word 'parking' as a loanword, but they treat it as a masculine noun: el parking.
Examples in context
- El estacionamiento está vacío.The parking lot is empty.This sentence describes the state of the parking lot using estacionamiento.Tatoeba #1710887 by marcelostockle, translation #1699321 by Spamster
- El coche cabrá en el aparcamiento.The car will fit into the parking place.This sentence uses aparcamiento to describe fitting a car into a parking place.Tatoeba #5306413 by wallebot, translation #5341051 by Amittai
- El estacionamiento está casi vacío.The parking lot is almost empty.This sentence describes the level of vacancy in the parking lot using estacionamiento.Tatoeba #1901453 by marcelostockle, translation #1898206 by CK
- ¿Dónde está el aparcamiento?Where is the parking lot?
- Disculpe, ¿dónde está el aparcamiento?Excuse me, where is the parking lot?
- ¿Podría decirme dónde está el estacionamiento?Can you tell me where the parking is?
- Oye, ¿dónde puedo parquear mi coche?Hey, where can I park my car?
- 21 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are driving in the city looking for a place to leave the car.
- Mateo¿Viste algún estacionamiento libre?Did you see any free parking space?
- LucíaNo, no hay ningún estacionamiento en esta calle.No, there isn't any parking space on this street.
- MateoEs un problema encontrar un estacionamiento rápido.It is a problem to find a parking space quickly.
- LucíaVamos a buscar en la siguiente cuadra.Let's look in the next block.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “parking” translations and entries estacionamiento, plaza de aparcamiento, aparcamiento, 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 aparcamiento, de, estacionamiento, playa, plaza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
