How do you say "license plate" in Spanish?

Question

How do you say license plate in Spanish?

Answer 1

In Argentina (Buenos Aires) they call it a patente.

Answer 2

Hi and welcome to the forum.

I've heard both "matrícula" and "placa" in the U.S.

P.s. There is a dictionary located at the top of this screen.

I heard "matrícula" from a listening exercise. - sinsonte, Jun 5, 2012

Answer 3

Placa

In Baja, placa - gringojrf, Jun 5, 2012

Answer 4

The best info I have:

Placa and/or matrícula in many countries (USA, México, Spain, Colombia, Bolivia,...), with "placa del vehículo" being probably the most general one.

Chapa in Cuba

Patente and chapa in Argentina and Uruguay

Tablilla in Puerto Rico

I guess this proves that Latin American Spanish is uniform, and very different from that of Spain.

Answer 5

In Baja it is called a placa. But the annual renewal is called a revista. An couple of other interesting facts. Besides the front and rear plates you get a decal that looks like your placa that goes in the back window. The revista is a decal that goes in the front window. For serious traffic infractions the police will remove your rear placa and then you must go to "transito" to pay the fine and get your placa back.

Answer 6

Matrícula in Spain.

Answer 7

license plate

Answer 8

Listen to the first audio in the exercise. At the least you'll have a great listening practice.

Answer 9

Matricula

Answer 10

Tablilla in Puerto Rico

tabilla in costa rica means "splint" :P - princessjane, Sep 29, 2010

Eres puerto riqueno gekkosan? - Rey_Mysterio, Sep 29, 2010

Puertoriqueño - lazarus1907, Sep 29, 2010

No, sólo estoy viviendo aquí. :-) - Gekkosan, Sep 29, 2010

Answer 11

la placa, but pronounced placka

Placka or plackka? Or maybe plackkkkkka? - lazarus1907, Sep 29, 2010