Road vs Street

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Road

Top 1000 (muy común) A1 noun

Street

Top 1000 (muy común) A1 noun

	Road	Street
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 /["/rəʊd/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/rəʊd/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/striːt/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/striːt/"]/
Significado	Un lugar por donde pueden viajar coches y personas. A way for cars and people to travel on.	Una vía en una ciudad o pueblo donde la gente puede caminar y los coches pueden conducir. A road in a city or town where people can walk and cars can drive.
Ejemplo	The road was closed due to construction work.	The street was bustling with people during the festival.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 1000 (muy común)	Top 1000 (muy común)
Nivel CEFR	A1	A1
Categoría gramatical	noun	noun
Colocaciones	broad, wide, narrow, follow, go down, take, go, lead, run, atlas, map, markings, across the road, along the road, by road, at the side of the road, by the side of the road, on the side of the road, broad, wide, narrow, follow, go down, take, go, lead, run, atlas, map, markings, across the road, along the road, by road, at the side of the road, by the side of the road, on the side of the road	broad, wide, narrow, go along, go down, go up, go, lead, run, corner, map, plan, across a/​the street, along a/​the street, down a/​the street, above street level, at street level, below street level
Antónimos	path, trail, sidewalk	countryside, field
Errores comunes	Confused with 'route' when referring to a specific path., Incorrectly using 'road' in place of 'way' in idiomatic phrases.	Confused with 'road' - 'street' refers specifically to city or town roads., Using 'streets' to refer to a single road - 'street' is singular., Mispronouncing the 'st' sound at the beginning.
Notas de uso	Se usa para referirse a calles o caminos públicos para vehículos y peatones. Evita su uso en escritos formales al referirse a conceptos más amplios como 'modo de vida'. Used to refer to public streets or paths for vehicles and pedestrians. Avoid in formal writing when referring to broader concepts such as 'way of life.'	Se usa en contextos formales e informales al referirse a vías. Es apropiado para describir ubicación o dirección, pero no debe usarse para caminos rurales o entradas privadas. Used in both formal and informal contexts when referring to roads. It is appropriate to describe location or direction but should not be used for rural roads or private driveways.

Míralo en clips reales

So, I ran to the end of the road, and when I got there,

Agatha Christies Poirot › S1 E1

at 88 Prince Albert Road, Clapham?

Top Gear › S1 E1

£9,995 on the road.

So, I ran to the end of the road, and when I got there,

Agatha Christies Poirot › S1 E1

at 88 Prince Albert Road, Clapham?

Road

House Of Dragons › S1 E1

on the street of silk,

the lot across the street, backyard.

Breaking Bad › S1 E2

before he, too, wanders off down the damn street.

House Of Dragons › S1 E1

on the street of silk,

the lot across the street, backyard.

Street

Preguntas frecuentes: Road vs Street

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Road y Street?

Road: A way for cars and people to travel on. Street: A road in a city or town where people can walk and cars can drive.

¿Road y Street tienen el mismo nivel CEFR?

Road: A1, Street: A1 en la escala CEFR.

¿Qué categoría gramatical son Road y Street?

Road: noun, Street: noun.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Road: The road was closed due to construction work. Street: The street was bustling with people during the festival.

¿Puedo usar Road y Street indistintamente?

No siempre. Road y Street están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.