Elle (Spanish pronoun)

Elle (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeʝe], or less commonly [ˈeʎe] plural: elles [ˈeʝes]) is a proposed personal pronoun in the Spanish language which is not currently in widespread use. It is intended as a grammatically ungendered alternative to the third-person, gender-specific pronouns él ("he"), ella ("she"), and ello ("it")—with elles proposed as an alternative to gendered plurals ellos/ellas ("they").

Elle is intended to refer to people outside of the gender binary, or may alternatively be used to refer to people whose gender is unknown or unspecified. This usage can be seen as equivalent to the English singular they.

This pronoun is not endorsed by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) or any other official Spanish-language institution. Although it was briefly incorporated into the RAE's website on October 27, 2020, it was removed four days later.