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esposa

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “esposa” mean in English?

  1. wife

Example sentences

  • Su esposa es profesora.

    His wife is a teacher.

  • Hablo con mi esposa todos los días.

    I talk with my wife every day.

  • Las esposas también trabajan.

    Wives also work.

How to use it

Esposa means 'wife'. Feminine: la esposa. Like esposo, esposa is more common in Latin America; Spain often uses mujer (which also means 'woman').

Common mistake

In Spain, mujer often means 'wife' alongside its 'woman' sense ('mi mujer' = 'my wife'). Esposa is unambiguous; mujer is context-dependent.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.