signo más
/siɡno mas/from spelling rulesmasculine
The English phrase "plus sign" is signo más in Spanish.
signo más is a masculine noun used to refer to the mathematical symbol for addition.
Meaning: mathematical symbol (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
In this phrase, más functions as the mathematical operator "plus".
How does it change in a sentence?
In a sentence, the noun signo más is typically preceded by the definite article el, forming el signo más.
How do you pronounce it?
/siɡno mas/
Did you know?
- The word más is a distant linguistic cousin to the English word 'master', as both derive from the Latin 'magis' meaning 'more'.
- In Spanish, the word signo can refer to a mathematical symbol, a zodiac sign or a medical symptom.
- Unlike English, where 'plus' can be used as a noun to mean an advantage, Spanish uses ventaja or punto a favor for this meaning instead of más.
Examples in context
- Dos más dos son cuatro.Two plus two are four.
- Escribe el signo más en el cuaderno.Write the plus sign in the notebook.
- ¿Dónde está el signo más en la calculadora?Where is the plus sign on the calculator?
- Necesito dibujar un signo más en la pizarra.I need to draw a plus sign on the blackboard.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are doing math homework together.
- SofíaMateo, ¿esta operación lleva un signo más?Mateo, does this operation take a plus sign?
- MateoSí, tienes que sumar los dos valores.Yes, you have to add the two values.
- SofíaVale, pondré el signo más aquí.Okay, I will put the plus sign here.
- MateoExacto, así es correcto.Exactly, that is correct.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “plus sign” translations, 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 más, signo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
