hoja de cálculo
/oxa de kalkulo/from spelling rulesfeminine
In Spanish, the word for spreadsheet is hoja de cálculo.
The term refers to a computer application.
Meaning: computer application (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of hoja (sheet) and de cálculo (of calculation).
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is feminine, so it uses the feminine article la or una. To form the plural, only the noun hoja is pluralized to hojas, while de cálculo remains unchanged.
Did you know?
- The term hoja evolved from foja, which was derived from folia. This was originally a plural Latin word that Spanish speakers mistakenly interpreted as a single feminine noun.
- While hoja de cálculo is the technical term, Spanish speakers often simply use the English word 'Excel' as a generic noun for any spreadsheet, regardless of the software used.
- In Spanish, the word hoja is used for both a piece of paper and a leaf on a tree. This duality mirrors the English word 'leaf' but is applied more broadly to all thin sheets.
Examples in context
- Descubrí que una buena manera de autoexaminarme es entrar las preguntas y respuestas en una hoja de cálculo, escribo las respuestas en texto blanco sobre fondo blanco de manera que sean invisibles a menos que la celda esté seleccionada y yo pueda entonces leer la respuesta en la barra de fórmulas.I find a good way of testing myself is to enter the questions and answers into a spreadsheet, I enter the answers as white text on a white background so they are invisible unless the cell is selected and I can then read the answer in the formula bar.This sentence shows how to use hoja de cálculo to describe a method for self-testing with data.Tatoeba #2738475 by Leono, translation #2738441 by catcher
- Por favor, envíame la hoja de cálculo con los informes de ventas.Please send me the spreadsheet with the sales reports.
- Estoy creando unas hojas de cálculo para organizar mis gastos mensuales.I am creating some spreadsheets to organize my monthly expenses.
- Necesito crear una hoja de cálculo para el presupuesto.I need to create a spreadsheet for the budget.
- Toda la información está en la hoja de cálculo.All the information is in the spreadsheet.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are working in an office.
- Daniel¿Tienes la hoja de cálculo de las ventas?Do you have the sales spreadsheet?
- ElenaSí, te la envío por correo ahora mismo.Yes, I will email it to you right now.
- DanielGracias, Elena. La necesito para la reunión.Thank you, Elena. I need it for the meeting.
- ElenaDe nada, Daniel. Espero que te sirva.You're welcome, Daniel. I hope it helps you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “spreadsheet” translations and entries hoja de cálculo, 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 cálculo, de, hoja, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
