32 Shapes in Spanish
New Spanish learners often start by learning basics like colors, days of the week, family members and other common words. But shapes are often overlooked, even though they’re all around us.
Here we’ll go through the basic (and not-so-basic) shapes, plus how to talk about them in Spanish.
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Words Related to Shapes in Spanish
Before you learn shapes, learn how to talk about them. Below are some essential vocabulary words related to shapes in Spanish. To learn more shapes and related vocabulary, an authentic language learning program like FluentU is a great place to start.
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| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Ángulos | Angles |
| Área | Area |
| Circunferencia | Circumference |
| Borde / Arista | Edge |
| Geometría | Geometry |
| Paralelogramo | Parallelogram |
| Perímetro | Perimeter |
| Polígono | Polygon |
| Proporción | Proportion |
| Forma | Shape |
| Simetría | Symmetry |
| Vértice | Vertex |
| Volumen | Volume |
Shapes in Spanish
Type of triangles
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Triángulo | Triangle |
| Triángulo equilátero | Equilateral triangle |
| Triángulo isósceles | Isosceles triangle |
| Triángulo escaleno | Scalene triangle |
| Triángulo rectángulo | Right triangle |
| Triángulo acutángulo | Acute triangle |
| Triángulo obtusángulo | Obtuse triangle |
Types of quadrilaterals
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Cuadrilátero | Quadrilateral |
| Cuadrado | Square |
| Rectángulo | Rectangle |
| Rombo | Rhombus |
| Trapecio | Trapezium |
2D shapes
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Círculo | Circle |
| Óvalo | Oval |
| Pentágono | Pentagon |
| Hexágono | Hexagon |
| Heptágono | Heptagon / Septagon |
| Octágono | Octagon |
| Nonágono | Nonagon |
| Decágono | Decagon |
| Dodecágono | Dodecagon |
| Cometa | Kite |
| Corazón | Heart |
| Estrella | Star |
| Medialuna | Crescent |
| Diamante | Diamond |
3D Shapes
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Esfera | Sphere |
| Cubo | Cube |
| Pirámide | Pyramid |
| Cono | Cone |
| Cilindro | Cylinder |
| Prisma | Prism |
From the humble circle to the spectacular sphere, these shape words in Spanish will make a great addition to your Spanish core vocabulary!
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