determinación

See also: determinacion

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin determinātiōnem. Cognate with English determination.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deteɾminaˈθjon/ [d̪e.t̪eɾ.mi.naˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /deteɾminaˈsjon/ [d̪e.t̪eɾ.mi.naˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: de‧ter‧mi‧na‧ción

Noun

determinación f (plural determinaciones)

1. determination, identification, establishment, establishing (i.e. figuring out something with relative certainty)
2. determination, resolve, resoluteness (i.e. firmness of purpose or intention)
3. decision

   Synonym: decisión

4. setting, fixing, determining (e.g. fixing of a deadline, setting of objectives or goals)
5. firmness

   Synonym: firmeza

Derived terms

• autodeterminación

Related terms

• determinar

Further reading

• “determinación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025