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How to Say ‘How tall are you?’ in Spain Spanish

¿Cuánto mides?

KWAHN-toh MEE-dehs

[KWAHN-toh MEE-dehs]

💬 Usage Tip: To ask how tall someone is, Spanish uses [medir] — literally "to measure." So [¿Cuánto mides?] is the normal everyday question, not a version with "tall."

Phrase Breakdown

Cuánto

[KWAHN-toh]

how much / how many

In this question, it helps ask about a measurement, specifically height.

Example

¿Cuánto mides sin zapatos?

How tall are you without shoes?

Mides?

MEE-dehs

do you measure / are you tall?

From medir, here it asks for height.

Example

¿Cuánto mides tú?

How tall are you?

Words in this phrase

mides

[MEE-dehs]

are you / do you measure

From medir; with height, it means how tall someone is.

Example

¿Cuánto mides este año?

How tall are you this year?

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