How do you say sunflower in Spanish?

Sunflower in Spanish is girasol (el girasol). It literally means turns toward the sun, from girar (to turn) + sol (sun).

What are sunflower seeds called in Spanish?

Sunflower seeds are semillas de girasol. In Spain, the snack version (roasted and salted) is often called pipas or pipas de girasol.

Is girasol masculine or feminine?

Girasol is masculine: el girasol, los girasoles. Despite ending in -ol (not a common noun ending), the gender is simply memorized.

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How to Say Sunflower in Spanish: Girasol

Written by Sofia Ramirez, Lead Spanish Curriculum Editor · Reviewed May 2026

Girasol · noun (masculine) · hee-rah-SOHL

Sunflower in Spanish is girasol, a compound word from gira (turns) + sol (sun), poetically describing how sunflowers track the sun across the sky. The plural is girasoles.

hee-rah-SOHL

Los girasoles del jardín ya miden más de dos metros.

The sunflowers in the garden are already over two meters tall.

Sunflower in Spanish: Quick Reference

Below are the most common Spanish words for sunflower, with pronunciation and regional usage notes.

Spanish	English	Pronunciation	Region / Register
girasol	sunflower	hee-rah-SOHL	Default, widely understood
mirasol	sunflower		poetic/archaic variant

How Native Speakers Use Girasol

Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.

Describing a field

Pasamos por un campo de girasoles camino a Sevilla.

We passed a field of sunflowers on the way to Seville.

Sunflower fields (campos de girasoles) are iconic in southern Spain.

Buying seeds

¿Tienes semillas de girasol tostadas?

Do you have roasted sunflower seeds?

Semillas de girasol or pipas de girasol are popular snacks in Spain.

Art reference

Los Girasoles de Van Gogh es una de las pinturas más famosas del mundo.

Van Gogh's Sunflowers is one of the most famous paintings in the world.

The painting is called Los Girasoles in Spanish.

Avoid These Mistakes When Using Girasol

Spelling it as two words

Incorrect: Planté un gira sol en el jardín.

Correct: Planté un girasol en el jardín.

Girasol is always written as one word, never separated into gira sol.

Wrong plural

Incorrect: Los girasols están floreciendo.

Correct: Los girasoles están floreciendo.

Words ending in a consonant form their plural with -es: girasol → girasoles.

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Common Questions About Sunflower in Spanish

How do you say sunflower in Spanish?: Sunflower in Spanish is girasol (el girasol). It literally means turns toward the sun, from girar (to turn) + sol (sun).
What are sunflower seeds called in Spanish?: Sunflower seeds are semillas de girasol. In Spain, the snack version (roasted and salted) is often called pipas or pipas de girasol.
Is girasol masculine or feminine?: Girasol is masculine: el girasol, los girasoles. Despite ending in -ol (not a common noun ending), the gender is simply memorized.