How do you say “A walk in the park” in Spanish?
The closest natural Spanish equivalent is pan comido, which literally means “bread already eaten”. English speakers use a walk in the park to mean something that is very easy to do. A familiar Spanish idiom for an easy task. Use “ser”, including in the negative: “no es pan comido”. Register: informal. Usage frequency: common.
Closest natural Spanish
pan comido
/pan koˈmiðo/
- Literal meaning
- “bread already eaten”
- Register
- informal
- How often it's used
- common
- Equivalence
Near-exact equivalent
95 out of 100
What a native Spanish speaker would actually say
Spanish replaces a relaxed walk with food that is already eaten. Both images suggest that the hard work is absent or already behind you.
This phrase also translates “a piece of cake”. English uses different images for much the same judgement about how easy something is.
How close is the meaning?
- Meaning5 out of 5
- Tone5 out of 5
- Context5 out of 5
- Literal similarity1 out of 5
These ratings are editorial approximations, not measurements.
In context
English
After the marathon, this short race was a walk in the park.
Spanish
Después del maratón, esta carrera corta fue pan comido.
English
Looking after three puppies is no walk in the park.
Spanish
Cuidar de tres cachorros no es pan comido.
Related expressions
- What “A walk in the park” means in English
- A piece of cake, Extremely easy.
Last updated 2026-10-01