How to Say “Unfollow” in Spanish

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dejar de seguir
/dexaɾ de seɡiɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'unfollow' is translated into Spanish as dejar de seguir.
dejar de seguir is the standard way to express the action of ceasing to subscribe to a feed of another user's activity. However, in digital contexts, many Spanish speakers use the anglicism 'unfollow' as a verb.
Meaning: to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity) (verb)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of dejar de (to stop/cease) and seguir (to follow).

How does it change in a sentence?

To express that someone unfollowed an account in the past, use the preterite form dejó de seguir. When specifying the person being unfollowed, you must use the personal 'a' before the object, resulting in the form dejar de seguir a alguien.

How do you pronounce it?

/dexaɾ de seɡiɾ/

Did you know?

  • Because seguir is a common verb, many Spanish speakers treat the English 'unfollow' as a Spanish verb by adding regular endings, such as 'unfollowear'.
  • The word seguir is also a cognate of the English word 'suit', as both come from the Latin root for following.

Examples in context

  • Disculpe, pero he decidido dejar de seguir su perfil en las redes sociales.
    I'm sorry, but I've decided to unfollow your social media profile.
  • dejar de seguir en Facebook
    unfollow on Facebook
  • dejar de seguir en Instagram
    unfollow on Instagram
  • Voy a dejar de seguir esa cuenta.
    I am going to unfollow that account.
  • Él decidió dejar de seguir a ese influencer.
    He decided to unfollow that influencer.
  • ¿Por qué quieres dejar de seguir a mi hermano?
    Why do you want to unfollow my brother?

Example conversation

Lucía and Daniel are discussing their social media habits.

  1. Lucía

    Daniel, ¿vas a dejar de seguir a esa persona?
    Daniel, are you going to unfollow that person?
  2. Daniel

    Sí, voy a dejar de seguir sus publicaciones.
    Yes, I am going to unfollow his posts.
  3. Lucía

    Es una decisión extraña para ti.
    That is a strange decision for you.
  4. Daniel

    Solo quiero limpiar mi feed de redes sociales.
    I just want to clean up my social media feed.

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