jugabilidad
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xuɡabiliˈdad/ [xu.ɣ̞a.β̞i.liˈð̞að̞]
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: ju‧ga‧bi‧li‧dad
Noun
jugabilidad f (uncountable)
- playability (the property of being playable)
- gameplay (the totality of player experiences in a game)
- 2025 October 2, “Mario desafía la gravedad a los 40 con Super Mario Galaxy [Mario defies gravity at 40 with Super Mario Galaxy]”, in El Nacional (Venezuela)[1]:
- Nintendo conjuga con maestría las plataformas planas con superficies esféricas y cuadradas, donde la gravedad no es un mero efecto, sino un elemento central de la jugabilidad que el jugador casi puede sentir vibrar en sus manos.
- Nintendo masterfully combines flat platforms with spherical and cubed surfaces, where gravity is not merely an effect, but a central gameplay element that the player can almost feel vibrating in their hands.
Further reading
- “jugabilidad”, 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