# How to translate an English PDF to Spanish

To translate an English PDF to Spanish, upload it, choose Spanish as the target and download an editable Word file. LoreAI uses general Spanish without separate settings for Mexico or Spain, so adjust regional words in Word for your reader. Names, amounts and dates in digits stay exactly as written in the English original, and a written-out date gets its Spanish month name.

## Which Spanish will the translation use?

LoreAI offers one Spanish target language. Its neutral, formal Spanish is understood in Mexico, the US and Spain and rarely needs adjusting for official papers. Regional differences in everyday words may need a few edits in a lease, manual or school letter.

*Common words that differ by region*

| English | Mexico and much of Latin America | Spain |
| --- | --- | --- |
| computer | computadora | ordenador |
| car | carro or auto | coche |
| apartment | departamento | piso |
| cell phone | celular | móvil |
| you (plural) | ustedes | vosotros or ustedes |

Open the Word file and use Find and Replace for the words your reader would say differently. The tone of the original stays the same, so a formal letter stays formal.

## Dates and numbers keep their English form

LoreAI keeps every digit in its original order. A US date written 06/22/1994 stays 06/22/1994 in the Spanish file, month first, and an amount written 1,250.00 keeps its comma and period.

A Spanish reader may read 06/11/2025 as 6 November, with the day first. Where it matters, add the month name yourself, as in 11 de junio de 2025. Written-out dates are translated, so June 22, 1994 becomes 22 de junio de 1994.

## Will tables and forms stay aligned?

Tables come back as real Word tables, with the same rows and columns as the English PDF. Spanish usually needs more words than English for the same sentence, so expect cells and form labels to wrap onto a second line. Widen a column or shrink the font in Word if a form has to fit on one page.

In LoreAI's own test on October 31, 2026, a scanned specimen English invoice and a skewed phone photo of a specimen US birth certificate were translated to Spanish four times each. All checked values came through as written in every run, with 15 checked on the invoice and 8 on the certificate.

## How to translate a PDF to Spanish with LoreAI

1. **Make an account.** The first document is free, up to 3 pages and 3 MB, with no card.
2. **Upload the English PDF.** A text PDF, a scan or a phone photo saved as JPG or PNG all work.
3. **Select Spanish.** LoreAI detects English automatically. You only choose the target language.
4. **Download the Spanish .docx file.** Headings, lists and tables appear in the same order as in the PDF.
5. **Adjust it for your reader.** Swap regional words, add month names to numeric dates and check every name and number.

## When a Spanish authority asks for a traducción jurada

An office in Spain asking for a traducción jurada wants a sworn translation by a state-appointed translator. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs appoints the sworn translators and interpreters and publishes a list of them, with the languages each one is authorized for[1]. Pick a translator from that list for English into Spanish.

Mexico and other countries have their own rules, so ask the receiving office which translations it accepts before you order one. LoreAI is not a sworn or certified translation service. It gives you the Spanish Word file to read, share or hand to the translator. For a US birth certificate, see the [guide to translating a birth certificate into Spanish](https://www.loreai.org/birth-certificate-translation/english-to-spanish).

## Questions people ask

### Can I translate a PDF from English to Spanish for free?

Yes. Your first document on LoreAI is free, up to 3 pages, scans included.

### Is it Mexican Spanish or Spain Spanish?

Neither in particular. LoreAI writes general Spanish, and you can replace regional words in Word for your reader.

### Why are the dates still month first?

LoreAI keeps a date written in digits exactly as written, so 06/11/2025 stays 06/11/2025 and nothing changes meaning by accident. Only a written-out date is translated, so June 22, 1994 becomes 22 de junio de 1994. Add the month name yourself if a Spanish reader could misread a numeric date.

### Do I need a sworn translation for Spain?

Ask the office that will receive it. If it wants a traducción jurada, Spain's sworn translators are appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which lists them by language[1].

## Sources

1. [Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación: Traductores/as e Intérpretes Jurados/as](https://www.exteriores.gob.es/es/ServiciosAlCiudadano/Paginas/Traductores-Interpretes-Jurados.aspx), accessed November 2, 2026

By Matt Mountain · Updated November 2, 2026