estela
Spanish, noun/esˈtela/
estela is spelled E-S-T-E-L-A (6 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,627th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estela is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “wake (track left behind a boat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular imperative of estar combined with la. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Rastro que deja tras de sí un objeto que se mueve a través del agua o del aire”.
What does estela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewake (track left behind a boat)
- 2
feminineslipstream
- 3
femininetrail, contrail
noun
- 1
femininestele (upright slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions)
- 2
femininestele (central core of a plant's root and stem system)
noun
- 1
femininelady's mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris)
verb
- 1
third-person singular imperative of estar combined with la
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rastro que deja tras de sí un objeto que se mueve a través del agua o del aire. 2. Rastro que deja una persona o animal que pasó por un lugar a través de sus huellas.
noun: 1. (Alchemilla vulgaris) Pie de león.
noun: 1. Monumento conmemorativo hincado en la tierra en posición vertical a modo de lápida, pedestal o cipo.
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 estela
- estelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estela?
- /esˈtela/
- [esˈt̪e.la]
- [esˈt̪ela]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to estela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estela in Spanish?
estela appears 5.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).