Cómo funciona.
SUBSTITUTE es una función fundamental de Excel. Replaces occurrences of existing text with new text in a string. Permite automatizar hojas de cálculo, simplificar fórmulas complejas y analizar datos con total precisión en Microsoft Excel y Google Sheets.
Sintaxis.
Notación Estándar de Excel=SUBSTITUTE(text, old_text, new_text, [instance_num])Argumentos.
A continuación se detallan todos los parámetros aceptados por esta función.
The text containing characters you want to replace.
Ejemplo:A2The text substring to replace.
Ejemplo:"-"The text to replace old_text with.
Ejemplo:"/"Which occurrence of old_text to replace (omitting replaces all occurrences).
Ejemplo práctico.
Caso de Uso Paso a PasoDate Delimiter Normalization
Replace hyphens with forward slashes in date text.
| Hyphenated Date | Formatted Date |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | — |
| 2025-12-31 | — |
=SUBSTITUTE(A2, "-", "/")Evaluates SUBSTITUTE over the sample table cells, placing the verified output in cell B2.
Generador de fórmula.
Abrir Asistente CompletoPersonaliza los campos de argumento a continuación para generar una fórmula lista para copiar y pegar en tu hoja de cálculo.
=SUBSTITUTE()Comportamiento del resultado.
Returns "2025/05/20" based on sample evaluation criteria and active cell references.
Buenas Prácticas
- Remove unwanted characters completely by setting new_text to "": =SUBSTITUTE(A2, "-", "").
Errores Frecuentes
- SUBSTITUTE is case-sensitive: searching for "apple" will not match "Apple".
Compatibilidad de plataforma y versiones.
Matriz verificada con base en los motores de cálculo oficiales de Microsoft Excel y Google Sheets.
Core standard function supported across all modern and legacy Microsoft Excel versions (365, 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010), as well as Excel for the Web and Mac.
100% compatible with Google Sheets. Uses identical argument order, data types, and standard calculation logic.
Preguntas frecuentes.
Dudas TécnicasCan I use SUBSTITUTE across different worksheets in Excel?↓
Yes. You can reference cells located on other sheets by including the sheet name followed by an exclamation mark, for example: =SUBSTITUTE(Sheet2!A2:A10). If the sheet name contains spaces, enclose it in single quotes: ='Q1 Report'!A2:A10.
What is the most common reason for errors in SUBSTITUTE?↓
SUBSTITUTE is case-sensitive: searching for "apple" will not match "Apple".
Does SUBSTITUTE work identically in Google Sheets?↓
Yes, SUBSTITUTE is supported in both Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets with standard evaluation behavior.