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ordenador

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “ordenador” mean in English?

  1. computer

Example sentences

  • Uso el ordenador en clase.

    I use the computer in class.

  • El ordenador es nuevo.

    The computer is new.

  • Necesito un ordenador para el trabajo.

    I need a computer for work.

How to use it

Ordenador means 'computer' (Spain). Masculine: el ordenador. Latin America commonly uses computadora (feminine) or computador (masculine).

Common mistake

Spain: ordenador. Latin America: computadora (most countries) or computador (Chile, Colombia). All correct in their regions.

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Reference

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