caracteres especiales
/kaɾaɡteɾes espeθjales/from spelling rules
The English phrase "special characters" is translated into Spanish as caracteres especiales.
This phrase refers to symbols that are not letters or numbers, such as punctuation marks or currency signs. The umlaut is known as diéresis in Spanish.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the phrase is carácter especial.
How do you pronounce it?
/kaɾaɡteɾes espeθjales/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly add an accent to the 'a' in the plural form caracteres, but the accent only appears in the singular carácter.
Did you know?
- While English uses 'character' for both a person in a book and a letter of the alphabet, Spanish uses carácter for a letter but often uses personaje for a fictional person.
- The Spanish word carácter comes from the Greek kharaktēr, which originally described the mark left by a stamping tool or a seal.
- The letter ñ is not considered a 'special character' in Spanish, but is instead treated as a fundamental, primary letter of the alphabet.
Examples in context
- La contraseña requiere caracteres especiales.The password requires special characters.
- No puedes usar caracteres especiales en este nombre.You cannot use special characters in this name.
- El sistema detectó caracteres especiales en el archivo.The system detected special characters in the file.
Example conversation
Elena is helping Javier create a new account online.
- JavierNo puedo crear la cuenta.I cannot create the account.
- Elena¿Has incluido caracteres especiales en la clave?Have you included special characters in the password?
- JavierNo, solo puse letras y números.No, I only put letters and numbers.
- ElenaIntenta añadir un signo de exclamación.Try adding an exclamation mark.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
