la palabra más difícil
/la palabɾa mas difiθil/from spelling rules
The English phrase "the hardest word" is translated into Spanish as la palabra más difícil.
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Which one should you use?
While difícil refers to difficulty (complexity), la palabra más dura refers to physical hardness or toughness. Use difícil for a word that is hard to pronounce or understand.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the structure 'más + adjective' to form the superlative 'the hardest' rather than using a single word for 'hardest'.
How do you pronounce it?
/la palabɾa mas difiθil/
Did you know?
- In Spanish culture, la palabra is often used to refer to a person's promise or honor, as in giving one's 'word'.
- The Spanish word palabra is a linguistic relative of the English words 'parley' and 'palaver'.
Examples in context
- Esta es la palabra más difícil de pronunciar.This is the hardest word to pronounce.
- Esa es la palabra más difícil de pronunciar.That is the hardest word to pronounce.
- No recuerdo cuál es la palabra más difícil.I don't remember which is the hardest word.
- Para mí, la palabra más difícil es 'desafortunadamente'.For me, the hardest word is 'unfortunately'.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are studying for a Spanish vocabulary test.
- Alejandro¿Cuál es la palabra más difícil del examen?Which is the hardest word on the exam?
- ElenaCreo que es la palabra más difícil de la lista.I think it is the hardest word on the list.
- AlejandroTienes razón, Elena, es muy complicada.You are right, Elena, it is very complicated.
- ElenaVamos a practicarla juntos.Let's practice it together.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries difícil, la, más, palabra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
