Spanish vocabulary · Beginner
Vacuum in Spanish: La Aspiradora and the Verb Aspirar
Aspiradora · noun (feminine) · ah-spee-rah-DOH-rah
Vacuum in Spanish is la aspiradora for the cleaning machine, and to vacuum is aspirar or the common phrase pasar la aspiradora. The physics vacuum is el vacío.
Aspiradora is ah-spee-rah-DOH-rah.
Pasé la aspiradora por toda la sala.
I vacuumed the whole living room.
Vacuum in Spanish: Quick Reference
Below are the most common Spanish words for vacuum, with pronunciation and regional usage notes.
| Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Region / Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| aspiradora | vacuum | ah-spee-rah-DOH-rah | Default, widely understood |
| aspirar | vacuum | the verb: to vacuum | |
| vacío | vacuum | vacuum in the physics sense / empty |
How Native Speakers Use Aspiradora
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
Cleaning
Pasé la aspiradora por toda la sala.
I vacuumed the whole living room.
Pasar la aspiradora is the everyday phrase.
The machine
La aspiradora nueva hace menos ruido.
The new vacuum is quieter.
Aspiradora as the appliance.
A chore
Tengo que aspirar la alfombra hoy.
I have to vacuum the carpet today.
Aspirar used as a verb.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using Aspiradora
Using vacío for the appliance
Incorrect: Voy a usar el vacío.
Correct: Voy a usar la aspiradora.
Vacío means a vacuum in the physics sense or empty as an adjective, while the cleaning machine is la aspiradora.
Inventing a verb
Incorrect: Voy a aspiradar la casa.
Correct: Voy a aspirar la casa.
There's no verb aspiradar, so to vacuum you say aspirar or pasar la aspiradora.
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Common Questions About Vacuum in Spanish
- How do you say vacuum in Spanish?
- The vacuum cleaner is la aspiradora (ah-spee-rah-DOH-rah), and to vacuum is aspirar or pasar la aspiradora.
- What does vacío mean then?
- Vacío is the other vacuum, meaning a physical vacuum or empty space, and as an adjective it means empty, as in un vaso vacío.
- Is there a robot vacuum term?
- Yes, una aspiradora robot or robot aspirador, and people also use brand names generically, much like in English.