tratamiento
/tɾataˈmjento/masculine
The English word 'treatment' is translated into Spanish as tratamiento.
The word tratamiento is used for both medical treatments and the way one treats or handles a subject or person. For more formal contexts, you might use La atención médica to refer to medical treatment in an encompassing way or El cuidado as a formal synonym when referring to someone's well-being.
Meaning: medical care for an illness or injury (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word tratamiento is derived from the verb tratar, which means 'to treat' or 'to handle'.
How does it change in a sentence?
As a masculine noun, tratamiento is preceded by the masculine article el rather than la.
How do you pronounce it?
/tɾataˈmjento/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the phrase dar un tratamiento can refer to a medical cure but also to the specific way a person is addressed, such as using formal titles like Usted.
- In many Spanish-speaking legal systems, el tratamiento de datos refers to 'data processing', a concept where 'treatment' means much more than just medical care.
- The suffix in tratamiento is a relic of Latin, where '-mentum' was used to turn a verb into a noun describing an instrument or a result.
Examples in context
- Tom está recibiendo tratamiento.Tom is receiving treatment.Tatoeba #1668975 by marcelostockle, translation #1662780 by Amastan
- El tratamiento prolongó la agonía.The treatment prolonged the agony.Tatoeba #1940272 by teskmon, translation #1543504 by JimBreen
- El tratamiento está siendo exitoso.The treatment is going successfully.Tatoeba #5134999 by albrusgher, translation #895666 by pauldhunt
- el tratamiento médicoMedical treatment
- el tratamiento estéticoCosmetic treatment
- Ella va a recibir tratamiento médicoShe is going to receive medical treatment
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Example conversation
Mateo and María are talking about her recovery at home.
- Mateo¿Cómo va tu tratamiento, María?How is your treatment going, María?
- MaríaEl tratamiento es un poco difícil.The treatment is a bit difficult.
- MateoÁnimo, tú eres muy fuerte.Cheer up, you are very strong.
- MaríaGracias, Mateo, lo aprecio mucho.Thanks, Mateo, I appreciate it a lot.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “treatment” translations and entries tratamiento, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tratamiento, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
