What is LET called in Spanish?

It has the same name: LET. Functions that started in Google Sheets keep their English name even in a Spanish spreadsheet. What changes is the separator: Spain and much of Latin America separate arguments with semicolons.

Why does LET use semicolons in some spreadsheets?

It depends on each spreadsheet's locale, under File > Settings. Where the comma is the decimal mark (Spain, much of South America), arguments are separated by semicolons. Mexico and United States locales use commas.

Google Sheets LET function

Names parts of a formula so calculations are not repeated. It has the same name in Spanish Sheets.

Syntax

English Sheets

=LET(name1, value_expression1, formula_expression)

Spanish Sheets (Mexico locale)

=LET(nombre1, expresión_valor1, expresión_fórmula)

Spanish Sheets (Spain, Latin America)

=LET(nombre1; expresión_valor1; expresión_fórmula)

Argument	What it is
name1	A name, without quotes.
value_expression1	Its value.
formula_expression	The final calculation, which can use the names.

Example

LET(name, value, …, calculation) names parts of a formula, so you do not repeat the same calculation and the formula reads like a sentence. The last argument is the result.

=LET(VENTA,B2,IF(VENTA>50000,VENTA*0.05,VENTA*0.02))

Common mistake

A name cannot look like a cell (such as A1 or X2): use words like sale or total.

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LET

LET(name, value, …, calculation) names parts of a formula, so you do not repeat the same calculation and the formula reads like a sentence. The last argument is the result.

Example=LET(VENTA,B2,IF(VENTA>50000,VENTA*0.05,VENTA*0.02))LET

In C2, calculate the commission: 5% if the sale is over 50000, 2% otherwise. Use LET to name the sale.

	A	B	C
1	Salesperson	Sales	Commission
2	Carmen	48200
3	Jorge	35900
4	Lucía	61750
5	Andrés	29400
6	Paola	52300
7	Ricardo	44100
8	Elena	38650
9	Mateo	57900
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Tip: while typing, click a cell or drag across several to insert their reference.

Frequently asked questions

What is LET called in Spanish?: It has the same name: LET. Functions that started in Google Sheets keep their English name even in a Spanish spreadsheet. What changes is the separator: Spain and much of Latin America separate arguments with semicolons.
Why does LET use semicolons in some spreadsheets?: It depends on each spreadsheet's locale, under File > Settings. Where the comma is the decimal mark (Spain, much of South America), arguments are separated by semicolons. Mexico and United States locales use commas.
What is the most common LET mistake?: A name cannot look like a cell (such as A1 or X2): use words like sale or total.