entero
/enˈteɾo/
The English word "whole" can be translated into Spanish as entero.
entero is a synonym for "whole" and is used as an adjective meaning "entire". Other synonyms for "whole" in Spanish include íntegro. If you wish to refer to something complete as a noun, you can use totalidad.
Meaning: entire (adj)
Which one should you use?
While entero emphasizes the completeness or entirety of a single unit (e.g., 'the whole cake'), todo/a is more commonly used to mean 'all' or 'every' in a distributive sense (e.g., 'all the cakes').
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective entero must agree in gender with the noun it modifies, changing to entera for feminine nouns. The adjective entero must agree in number with the noun it modifies, changing to enteros for masculine plural nouns and enteras for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/enˈteɾo/
Did you know?
- The word entero is used to describe a 'full-price' ticket (boleto entero), distinguishing it from a 'half-price' or discounted ticket (medio boleto).
- The English word 'integer' comes from the same Latin root, integrum, that gave Spanish its entero and íntegro.
- If you want to say someone is 'whole' or 'of sound mind' in a legal or moral sense, you would use íntegro rather than entero.
Examples in context
- Es un número entero.It's a whole number.This sentence shows how to use entero to describe a whole number.Tatoeba #7451890 by arh, translation #10273454 by LimeGreenTeknii
- No es un número entero.It's not a whole number.This sentence shows the negation of entero in a mathematical context.Tatoeba #7451892 by arh, translation #10273461 by LimeGreenTeknii
- Pasé el día entero allí.I spent the whole day there.This sentence uses entero to describe a whole day.Tatoeba #10092900 by manufrutos, translation #10092684 by ddnktr
- Necesito leer el informe completo antes de dar mi opinión.I need to read the whole report before giving my opinion.
- Me comí toda la pizza sin dejar ni un pedazo para ti.I ate the whole pizza without leaving a single piece for you.
- 38 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are talking about a cake they baked.
- LucíaMe comí el pastel entero.I ate the whole cake.
- Daniel¿De verdad te lo comiste todo?Did you really eat it all?
- LucíaSí, estaba demasiado rico.Yes, it was too delicious.
- DanielAhora tenemos que hacer otro.Now we have to make another one.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “whole” translations and entries entero, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries entero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
