We have all been attracted to someone.  Sometimes it is immediate, almost like an electric charge that occurs between you and the other person. 

 

It's no wonder that the basis for many of the Spanish words for “attraction” is the word atraer (ah-trah-EHR) as in the attraction between two magnets, that uncontrollable pull between two magnetic objects:

 

If you are talking about the word “attraction” as a noun in reference to an object or thing you would use encanto (ehn-CAHN-toh) or atractivo (ah-trahk-TEE-voh) whereas “attraction” in reference to a person is atracción. Such as:

 

atracción sexual
ah-trahc-see-OHN sehks-oo-AHL 

When you talk about being attracted to someone you also express it differently than you would express being attracted to an object.  Being attracted (or not attracted) to a place or thing would be expressed in this way:

 

One of the best things about having a relationship with someone who is Latino/Latina is that you generally can be more opens, so if you are attracted to someone, you can just come right out and tell them.

 

Me pareces atractivo/a.

What Spanish words for attraction have you used to express your feelings to or about someone else?