soltero
/solˈteɾo/masculine
The Spanish word for the noun 'single' (referring to someone who is not married) is soltero.
Soltero is used to describe a person's marital status. If you wish to express that you are single in different ways, you can use the phrases sin pareja to mean without a partner, no tengo una relación sentimental to say you do not have a romantic relationship or no tengo pareja to say you do not have a partner.
Meaning: one who is not married (noun)
Which one should you use?
While soltero specifically refers to one's marital status, the word solo is used to mean being alone or unaccompanied or to describe something that is not divided into parts.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The word changes based on gender and number: soltera is the feminine form, solteros is the masculine plural form and solteras is the feminine plural form.
How do you pronounce it?
/solˈteɾo/
Did you know?
- The word soltero may also be related to the word suelto, which means 'loose' or 'unbound', suggesting a person who is 'unbound' by marriage.
- In formal documents, such as passports or census forms in Spain and Latin America, soltero is the standard official category, regardless of whether the person has a long-term partner.
- The word soltero is shared across several Romance languages with slight variations, such as solteiro in Portuguese and solter in Catalan.
Examples in context
- ¿Es casado o soltero?Is he married or single?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is married or single.Tatoeba #5020721 by don_ramon, translation #914055 by Jane_Austen
- Él es soltero todavía.He's still single.This sentence is useful for stating that someone is still single.Tatoeba #2182857 by hayastan, translation #2182720 by Hybrid
- Vuelvo a estar soltero.I'm single again.This sentence is useful for saying that you are single again.Tatoeba #10193810 by Shishir, translation #2248248 by CK
- Soy solteroI am single
- Ella es solteraShe is single
- Estoy sin parejaI am without a partner
- No tengo una relación sentimental en este momentoI don't have a romantic relationship at the moment
- Estoy soltero y disfrutando de la vidaI am single and enjoying life
- Estoy soltero y no tengo pareja en este momentoI am single and don't have a partner at the moment
- 38 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofía is asking Alejandro about his relationship status.
- SofíaAlejandro, ¿estás soltero?Alejandro, are you single?
- AlejandroSí, soy soltero desde hace un año.Yes, I have been single for a year.
- SofíaNo sabía que eras soltero.I didn't know you were single.
- AlejandroEs verdad, ahora estoy soltero.That's true, I am single now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “single” translations and entries soltero, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries soltero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
