Spanish Phrase
Recibirás un número de seguimiento.
Meaning
This sentence tells the listener that they will be given a tracking number, usually for a parcel or an online order. It conveys a future promise or expectation.
When to use
Use it when confirming a shipment, after a purchase, or when informing a client that a tracking code will be sent by email or SMS.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Recibirásunnúmerodeseguimiento.
Future tense (Recibirás)
Recibirás is the second‑person singular future of the regular -ir verb recibir; formed by the infinitive + the future ending -ás.
Indefinite article (un)
Un is the masculine singular indefinite article used before a countable noun.
Noun gender (número)
Número is a masculine noun, so it takes the article un.
Prepositional phrase (de seguimiento)
De links the noun número with the complement seguimiento, forming ‘tracking number’.
Seguimiento
Seguimiento is a masculine noun meaning ‘tracking’ or ‘follow‑up’; it is commonly used in logistics.
🗨In Conversation
¿Cuándo llegará mi paquete?
When will my package arrive?
Recibirás un número de seguimiento por correo electrónico.
You will receive a tracking number by email.
✕Common Mistakes
Serás un número de seguimiento.
Ser is used for identity, not for receiving something.
Recibirás un número seguimiento.
The preposition de is required to link the nouns.
Recibiré un número de seguimiento.
Recibiré is first‑person; the sentence addresses the listener, so you need Recibirás.
↔Alternatives
Te enviaremos un número de rastreo.
We will send you a tracking number.
Obtendrás un código de seguimiento.
You will get a tracking code.
Te daremos el número para rastrear el envío.
We will give you the number to track the shipment.
Cultural Tip
In most Spanish‑speaking countries the term número de seguimiento is standard in e‑commerce and postal services. In some regions, especially Mexico, you may also hear número de rastreo. Both are understood, but ‘seguimiento’ sounds slightly more formal.