No. 3,135 in Spanish
sino
"Sino" means "but rather" or "but instead" in English.
In a sentence
No fue Juan quien llegó, sino Pedro.
It wasn't Juan who arrived, but Pedro.
'Sino' is used here as a conjunction introducing an alternative or correcting information.
No quiero dinero, sino justicia.
I don't want money, but justice.
'Sino' functions as a bridge to present what is desired or preferred instead of the previous negated concept.
Ella no es sólo amable, sino también inteligente.
She is not only kind, but also intelligent.
'Sino' is part of the phrase 'sino también', emphasizing an additional positive trait.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “sino” in actual Spanish podcasts.
Find “sino” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Spanish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into español, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Spanish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).