barra de búsqueda
/bara de buskeda/from spelling rules
The English phrase "search bar" is translated into Spanish as barra de búsqueda.
This phrase refers to a text field on a website or an application where users type keywords to find specific information.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of barra (bar), de (of) and búsqueda (search).
Which one should you use?
While barra de búsqueda is the standard term, you may also see cuadro de búsqueda used as a common alternative to refer to the same user interface element.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the expression campo de búsqueda is used to mean "search field".
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you pluralize the noun barra to get barras de búsqueda (search bars) rather than changing the noun in the prepositional phrase.
Did you know?
- While barra describes a digital 'search bar', it is also the term for the barra brava, the organized and often aggressive groups of hardcore football fans in Latin America.
- While the English 'search bar' describes a long, thin shape, a common Spanish alternative is cuadro de búsqueda, which literally translates to 'search square'.
- The word búsqueda is formed by adding the suffix -eda to the verb buscar, which is a common way in Spanish to turn an action into a noun.
Examples in context
- Por favor, utilice la barra de búsqueda para encontrar información relevante.Please use the search bar to find relevant information.
- Escribe tus palabras clave en la caja de búsqueda y presiona Enter.Type your keywords in the search bar and press Enter.
- Utiliza el campo de búsqueda para encontrar la información que necesitas.Use the search field to find the information you need.
- Escribe el nombre en la barra de búsqueda.Write the name in the search bar.
- No encuentro la barra de búsqueda en la web.I can't find the search bar on the website.
- La barra de búsqueda está muy arriba.The search bar is very high up.
Example conversation
Sofía is helping Daniel find a product on a shopping app.
- Sofía¿Ves la barra de búsqueda arriba?Do you see the search bar at the top?
- DanielNo, no la veo en mi teléfono.No, I don't see it on my phone.
- SofíaEstá justo encima de las fotos.It is right above the photos.
- Daniel¡Ah, ya la encontré!Ah, I found it now!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
