espaldar
Spanish, noun/espalˈdaɾ/
espaldar is spelled E-S-P-A-L-D-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish, the 118,609th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espaldar is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “back (of the body)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Respaldo de un banco o de una silla”.
What does espaldar mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineback, posterior
noun
- 1
masculineback (of the body)
- 2
masculineshell of a turtle
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Respaldo de un banco o de una silla. 2. Panel formado por una celosía o enrejado dispuesto para plantas trepadoras. 3. Dorso del caparazón de las tortugas y galápagos. 4. Parte de la armadura que cubre la espalda.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of espaldar
- espaldares feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espaldar?
- /espalˈdaɾ/
- [es.pal̪ˈd̪aɾ]
- [espal̪ˈd̪aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espaldar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espaldar in Spanish?
espaldar appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).