Béisbol.
Baseball.
Bat, ball, glove: in a drawing game this is the first guess that pops into everyone's head, and a one-word guess needs no article.
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How to say "baseball" in Spanish
el béisbol
nounmasculineMexico: el beisbol
"Baseball" in Spanish is el béisbol, a masculine noun said BEYS-bohl. It's the English word respelled the Spanish way. In Mexico you'll also see beisbol, stressed on the last syllable, and a game is un partido de béisbol.
Hear "béisbol" in a real movie scene
A one-word guess in a drawing game. The video starts and stops on that line.
Baseball words you'll hear at a game
Six words for the field, the gear and the players.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el partido de béisbol | baseball game |
| el bate | bat |
| la pelota | ball |
| el guante | glove |
| el jonrón | home run |
| el beisbolista | baseball player |
Tip: Jonrón is home run spelled the way it sounds to a Spanish ear, the same trick that turned baseball into béisbol.
Grammar: el béisbol
Four points for talking about the game.
Masculine, stressed up front
el béisbol. The accent on the é puts the stress on the first syllable: BEYS-bohl.El in general statements
El béisbol es un deporte. When baseball is the subject, or after me gusta, keep the article.Jugar al or jugar
Spain says jugar al béisbol. Across much of the Americas the al drops: Mi hermano juega béisbol.Words built on it
un partido de béisbol is a game, and un beisbolista is a player. The accent disappears in beisbolista because the stress moves.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
El béisbol es un deporte.
Baseball is a sport.
El béisbol es el deporte nacional de Cuba.
Baseball is Cuba's national sport.
En el partido de béisbol.
At the baseball game.
Pues hoy miro béisbol.
Well, today I'm watching baseball.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Me gusta béisbol
✓Me gusta el béisbol
After me gusta, the sport needs el in front of it.
✗el pelota
✓la pelota
The game is masculine, but the ball is feminine: la pelota de béisbol.
✗el bat
✓el bate
The Spanish word for the bat ends in -e.
Real conversation: a game on TV
A short dialog with a friend who just got to town. Tap to listen.
A friend has just arrived in your town and stops in front of a TV that's showing a game.
Oye, ¿qué deporte es?
Hey, what sport is this?
El béisbol.
Baseball.
¿Es un deporte nuevo?
Is it a new sport?
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How to remember it
Say béisbol slowly and you hear baseball with a Spanish accent: béis for base, bol for ball.
Questions about "baseball" in Spanish
How do you say baseball in Spanish?
El béisbol, pronounced BEYS-bohl. In Mexico it's often written beisbol and stressed on the last syllable.
Does béisbol have an accent?
In Spain and in most dictionaries, yes: béisbol. Mexican Spanish commonly writes and says beisbol, stressed at the end.
How do you say "play baseball" in Spanish?
Jugar al béisbol in Spain, or jugar béisbol in much of Latin America.
How do you say home run in Spanish?
El jonrón, the Spanish spelling of home run. The plural is los jonrones.
