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"X" is a noun which is often translated as "la x", and "g" is a noun which is often translated as "la g". Learn more about the difference between "x" and "g" below.

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (letter)

a. la x

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Is there an x in "xylophone"?¿Hay una x en "xylophone"?

b. la equis

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

It is difficult to write in Portuguese because the x has three different sounds.Es difícil escribir en portugués porque la equis tiene tres sonidos distintos.

An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").

abbreviation

2. (unnamed person, thing, or number)

a. la x

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

If you have x number of apples, how many tarts can you make?Si tienes x cantidad de manzanas, ¿cuántas tartas puedes hacer?

b. equis

Inspector X said I had to come with him.El oficial equis dijo que tenía que seguirle.

3. (used in written correspondence)

a. beso

I arrived safe home. Talk to you tomorrow. X.Llegué bien a casa. Hablamos mañana. Beso.

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (letter)

a. la g

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The name "Georgina" begins with a g.El nombre "Georgina" empieza con una g.

b. la ge

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Is "gente" written with a g or with a j?¿"Gente" se escribe con una ge o con una jota?

2. (music)

a. el sol

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Next we will play a baroque piece in G major.A continuación tocaremos una pieza barroca en sol mayor.

b. la G

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Please sing a G and then an A.Por favor, canta una G y luego una A.

3. (Motion Picture Association of America film rating)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. apto para todas las edades (used as an adjective)

We only let the kids watch movies that are rated G.Solo dejamos que los niños vean películas calificadas como aptas para todas las edades.

An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").

abbreviation

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(grand)