perfección
/peɾfeɡˈθjon/feminine
Perfection in Spanish is perfección.
perfección is the way to express the concept of perfection. While perfección is the noun, you may use the adjective perfecto or perfecta to describe something that is perfect.
Meaning: being perfect (noun)
Which one should you use?
If you want to use an adjective rather than a noun, you should use perfecto (masculine) or perfecta (feminine).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the adjective perfecto is used to convey perfection both formally and informally.
How does it change in a sentence?
perfección is a feminine noun, so it must be preceded by feminine articles such as la or una.
How do you pronounce it?
/peɾfeɡˈθjon/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, chasing perfección can be seen as a negative trait, often labeled as 'perfeccionismo' and associated with being overly rigid or difficult to work with.
- In Spanish, if you describe a person as being perfecto, you are often commenting on their physical attractiveness or 'flawlessness' rather than just their skill level.
- The word perfecto is frequently used as a one-word response to agree with a plan, similar to how an English speaker would say 'Great!' or 'Sounds good!'
Examples in context
- La perfección no existe.There's no such thing as perfection.Tatoeba #4732335 by DarkHollow, translation #4765996 by cairnhead
- La perfección no es suficiente.Perfection isn't good enough.Tatoeba #1469624 by marcelostockle, translation #1333449 by Scott
- Alcanzar la perfección es imposible.Achieving perfection is impossible.Tatoeba #13022389 by Eremon, translation #12990542 by Nuel
- La presentación del proyecto fue realizada con perfección.The project presentation was done perfectly.
- El pastel quedó perfecto.The cake turned out perfect.
- ¡Todo salió perfecto!Everything turned out perfect!
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Maria and Mateo are looking at a piece of art.
- MaríaMira este dibujo, es una perfección.Look at this drawing, it is perfection.
- MateoTienes razón, no tiene ningún error.You are right, it doesn't have any mistakes.
- MaríaBusqué la perfección y aquí está.I looked for perfection and here it is.
- MateoEs realmente impresionante, María.It is truly impressive, Maria.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “perfection” translations and entries perfección, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
