Spanish Words That Start With U | List & Examples
There are many words that start with U in Spanish. English speakers may know some (e.g., “uno,” “usted,” and “universidad”), but others won’t be familiar.
Below, you’ll find lists of some adjectives, nouns, verbs, and other words that start with U in Spanish.
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Spanish adjectives that start with U
Some Spanish adjectives that start with U are:
- Ubicado: located; situated
- Ubicuo: ubiquitous
- Ucraniano: Ukrainian
- Ugandés: Ugandan
- Último: last; final
- Ultra: ultra; extremely
- Ultrajante: outrageous; shocking
- Ultravioleta: ultraviolet
- Ululante: howling
- Umbrío: shady; gloomy
- Único: unique; only
- Unido: united; joined
- Uniforme: uniform
- Unilateral: unilateral
- Unisex: unisex
- Universal: universal
- Unívoco: unambiguous
- Untuoso: oily; unctuous
- Urbano: urban; polite
- Urgente: urgent
- Uruguayo: Uruguayan
- Usado: used; worn
- Usual: usual; customary
- Uterino: uterine
- Útil: useful
- Uzbeko: Uzbek
En el último congreso urbano, un investigador ucraniano presentó un estudio único y útil sobre la energía ultravioleta, que podría tener una aplicación universal. [At the last urban conference, a Ukrainian researcher presented a unique and useful study on ultraviolet energy, which could have universal application.]
Also, most proper adjectives in Spanish are not capitalized like in English. For example, “un investigador ucraniano” uses a lowercase U, while its English translation (“the Ukrainian researched”) requires a capital U.
Spanish nouns that start with U
These are some Spanish nouns that start with U. When nouns refer to people, they sometimes change grammatical gender (in this list, these nouns are marked with an “/a” ending).
- Ubicación: location; position
- Ubre: udder
- Ucraniano/a: Ukrainian person
- Ugandés/a: Ugandan person
- Ulcera: ulcer
- Ultraje: outrage; insult
- Ultrasonido: ultrasound
- Umbral: threshold; doorstep
- Umbría: shady place
- Unicornio: unicorn
- Unidad: unit; unity
- Uniforme: uniform
- Universidad: university
- Universitario/a: university student
- Universo: universe
- Urbanita: urbanite; city person
- Urbe: city; metropolis
- Urgencia: urgency; emergency
- Urgencias: emergency room
- Urna: urn; ballot box
- Urología: urology
- Urólogo/a: urologist
- Uruguayo/a: Uruguayan person
- Usanza: custom; usage
- Uso: use; usage
- Usuario/a: user
- Útero: uterus
- Utensilio: utensil; tool
- Utilidad: usefulness; utility
- Utilitario: sport-utility vehicle (SVU)
- Utopía: utopia
- Uva: grape
- Uzbeko/a: Uzbek person
El urólogo explicó al universitario la importancia del ultrasonido como utensilio en su unidad de urgencias. [The urologist explained to the university student the importance of ultrasound as a tool in his emergency unit.]
Spanish verbs that start with U
Some Spanish verbs that start with U are:
- Ubicar: to locate; to place
- Ulcerar: to ulcerate
- Ultimar: to finalize; to kill (Latin America)
- Ultrajar: to outrage; to insult
- Ulular: to howl; to wail; to hoot
- Unir: to unite; to join
- Untar: to smear; to spread; to apply
- Urdir: to plot; to scheme
- Urgir: to urge; to be urgent
- Usar: to use
- Usurpar: to usurp; to take unlawfully
Other Spanish words that start with U
Some Spanish adverbs that start with U are:
- Últimamente: lately; recently
- Únicamente: only; just
- Uniformemente: uniformly; evenly
- Unilateralmente: unilaterally
- Urgentemente: urgently
- Usualmente: usually
There are no common Spanish prepositions that start with U. One Spanish conjunction that starts with U is u [or]. This conjunction is normally written as o, but when the word that follows it starts with an “o” or “ho,” you use u instead. For example: Trae manzanas u otras frutas para la merienda. [Bring apples or other fruit for the snack.]
Finally, there are some common Spanish pronouns that start with T.
- Uno/a: one; someone (singular indefinite pronoun)
- Uno/a mismo/a: oneself (singular reflexive pronoun)
- Unos/as: some (plural indefinite pronoun)
- Usted: you (singular, formal, second-person subject pronoun)
- Ustedes: you (plural, formal, second-person subject pronoun)
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