Spanish vocabulary · Intermediate
Prednisone in Spanish: Prednisona
Prednisona · noun (feminine) · pred-nee-SOH-nah
Prednisone in Spanish is prednisona, a corticosteroid medication used to treat inflammation, allergies, and autoimmune conditions. The Spanish name follows the standard pattern of changing the English -one ending to -ona. It is prescribed and discussed the same way across all Spanish-speaking countries.
Say pred-nee-SOH-nah, four syllables with the stress on SOH. The pr cluster is the same as in English.
El médico me recetó prednisona para la inflamación.
The doctor prescribed prednisone for the inflammation.
How Native Speakers Use Prednisona
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
Doctor's prescription
Tome prednisona 20 miligramos una vez al día durante cinco días.
Take prednisone 20 milligrams once a day for five days.
Medical instructions follow the same dosage patterns in Spanish as in English.
Discussing side effects
La prednisona me causa insomnio y aumento de apetito.
Prednisone causes me insomnia and increased appetite.
Side effects of prednisona are discussed using the same medical vocabulary.
Pharmacy pickup
Vengo a recoger la prednisona que me recetaron ayer.
I'm here to pick up the prednisone that was prescribed to me yesterday.
Recoger (to pick up) and recetar (to prescribe) are essential pharmacy verbs.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using Prednisona
Keeping the English spelling prednisone
Incorrect: El doctor me dio prednisone.
Correct: El doctor me dio prednisona.
The Spanish form is prednisona, ending in -a, not -e. Using the English spelling in a Spanish sentence marks it as untranslated.
Using masculine article
Incorrect: El prednisona tiene efectos secundarios.
Correct: La prednisona tiene efectos secundarios.
Prednisona is feminine because it ends in -a. It takes the article la, not el.
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Common Questions About Prednisone in Spanish
- How do you say prednisone in Spanish?
- Prednisone in Spanish is prednisona. The spelling changes the final -e to -a, following the standard pattern for drug names adapted into Spanish.
- Is prednisona the same medication as prednisone?
- Prednisona is exactly the same corticosteroid medication as prednisone. The difference is only in the Spanish spelling and pronunciation. The chemical compound, dosage, and use are identical.
- How do you say steroid in Spanish?
- Steroid in Spanish is esteroide. Corticosteroid is corticosteroide or corticoesteroide. Prednisona is classified as a corticosteroide.