supervisor
/supeɾbiˈsoɾ/masculine
The Spanish word for supervisor is supervisor.
The term refers to a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or a group. In many professional contexts, you might see it expanded to supervisor de área to specifically denote a department head.
Meaning: a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group etc. (noun)
Which one should you use?
While supervisor is the standard term, director may be used to refer to a supervisor within certain hierarchical organizational structures. In casual settings, the word jefe can be used to address a supervisor.
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine form is supervisor. If the supervisor is female, use the feminine form supervisora.
How do you pronounce it?
/supeɾbiˈsoɾ/
Did you know?
- The term supervisor is used in Spanish academic contexts to describe the professor who guides a PhD thesis, a role known in English as a 'thesis advisor'.
- If you are working in a construction or industrial setting in Spain, a person overseeing a crew might be called a capataz instead of a supervisor. This term implies a much more hands-on, traditional leadership style.
- In certain Spanish-speaking legal contexts, a supervisor might be replaced by the term veedor, which refers to an official whose entire job is to oversee and ensure transparency in a process.
Examples in context
- ¿Puedes describir la relación supervisor – subordinado ideal?Can you describe the ideal supervisor-subordinate relationship?This sentence is useful for discussing the relationship between a supervisor and a subordinate.Tatoeba #1424937 by peibolvig, translation #688328 by pandark
- Su supervisor le dio una excelente recomendación.His supervisor gave him a sterling recommendation.This sentence is useful for describing a recommendation given by a supervisor.Tatoeba #554928 by darinmex, translation #554925 by darinmex
- Buenos días, señor García. ¿Podría hablar con el supervisor de este departamento, por favor?Good morning, Mr. García. Could I speak with the supervisor of this department, please?
- Estoy buscando al jefe del equipo de ventas.I'm looking for the supervisor of the sales team.
- ¿Has visto al jefe? Necesito preguntarle sobre el proyecto.Have you seen the supervisor? I need to ask him about the project.
- Voy a hablar con el encargado para ver si podemos solucionar este problema.I'm going to speak with the supervisor to see if we can solve this issue.
- El supervisor revisará el informe mañana.The supervisor will review the report tomorrow.
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are talking at the office.
- ElenaJavier, ¿está aquí el supervisor hoy?Javier, is the supervisor here today?
- JavierNo, él está en una reunión externa.No, he is in an external meeting.
- ElenaNecesito que el supervisor firme este documento.I need the supervisor to sign this document.
- JavierDéjalo en su escritorio y él lo verá.Leave it on his desk and he will see it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “supervisor” translations and entries supervisor, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
