Spanish Words for Jobs

Can you translate these employment-related words from English to Spanish?

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First submitted	January 22, 2012
Times taken	26,021
Average score	48.1%
Rating	4.72

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English	Español
lawyer	abogado
sailor	marinero
teacher	profesor
psychologist	psicólogo
doctor	médico
mechanic	mecánico
architect	arquitecto
waiter	mesero
singer	cantante

English	Español
hairdresser	peluquero
firefighter	bombero
journalist	periodista
fisherman	pescador
scientist	científico
judge	juez
veterinarian	veterinario
writer	escritor
secretary	secretario

English	Español
pilot	piloto
cook	cocinero
politician	político
driver	conductor
accountant	contador
employee	empleado
nurse	enfermero
soldier	soldado
engineer	ingeniero

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38 Comments

+17

Level 29

Dec 17, 2020

Maestro for teacher?

Level 96

May 31, 2022

Yep - that should definitely be acceptable, as should "estilista" for hairdresser.

Level 87

May 31, 2022

I got 0. When you get 0, it doesn't even count as having taken the quiz.

Level 88

Jun 1, 2022

My measly 6 got me one point. Embarrassed at all the ones I forgot from taking Spanish all those years ago.

Level 87

Jun 2, 2022

We take French in Canada.

+12

Level 86

May 31, 2022

I think maestro should be allowed for teacher

Level ∞

Jun 1, 2022

Okay

Level 70

May 31, 2022

"cantor" for singer and "chófer" for driver should be acceptable. otherwise, great quiz!

Level ∞

Jun 1, 2022

Okay, those will work now

Level 45

Jun 1, 2022

What about "contable" for accountant?

Level 85

Jun 4, 2022

Absolutely agree, in fact at least in Spain it's not named "contador" but contable, doesn't exist. I suppose they use it in LatAm.

Level 75

Jun 6, 2022

Yes, in LatAm we use contador, "contable" is very strange for us.

Level ∞

Jun 4, 2022

Contable will work now

Level 75

Jun 2, 2022

"Autor" should be accepted for "writer"

Level 75

Jun 6, 2022

Not really, "autor" is too generic. It could be for music, writing, painting. "Escritor" is more accurate.

Level 74

Jun 12, 2022

Chévere! How about "mozo" for waiter as well?

Level 63

Jul 12, 2022

Mozo y moza are the only words I've used in South America.

Level 73

Jul 13, 2022

I tried mozo at first, was surprised that it didn't work

Level 61

Jul 12, 2022

I study Spanish and I got 16/27...😔

Level 82

Jul 12, 2022

Sicólogo should ve accepted, too: https://www.rae.es/duda-linguistica/es-valido-escribir-sicologo

Level 41

Jul 12, 2022

Yes to this!

Sicologo, sicologa, siquiatra are all valid forms.

Level 47

Jul 12, 2022

"Estilista" for hairdresser, please

Level 41

Jul 12, 2022

Spanish has a femenine form for each of these words. It'd be nice if Jetpunk recognized women can and do all those jobs by allowing the femenine form of all occupations.

Level ∞

Jul 13, 2022

Pretty sure we do.

Level 71

Jul 13, 2022

Perhaps this comment was getting to the fact that all of the forms actually displayed as answers are the masculine form. I am personally glad there's consistency instead of certain words like teacher, nurse, and hairdresser being shown as feminine.

Level 24

Jul 12, 2022

Muy fácil soy español

Level 95

Jul 25, 2022

Really unforgiving with the spelling.

Level 67

Sep 14, 2022

Know 0 spanish, got 20 (I'm Brazilian) everytime i take a spanish quiz I forget that spanish and portuguese are so similar

Level 85

Nov 14, 2022

Please also accept "cantaor."

Level 73

Jul 2, 2023

I'm amazed that 7 was good enough for 38th percentile and 1 point. But I guess props to all those people willing to at least try the quiz even though they know no Spanish?

Level 76

May 27, 2024

I know no spanish (well I know si). I got 3 and was close on a few. If only I had thought of words ending in -ro, I went for ending in -tor mostly.

Level 61

Aug 6, 2023

I only knew lawyer thanks to Better Call Saul bruh

Level 55

Sep 18, 2023

"Marino" is another way of saying sailor

Level 79

Oct 18, 2023

I know spanish but still only got 5/27. Really weird choice of terms - no one actually uses most of these words day to day