guardavidas
Spanish, noun/ɡwaɾdaˈbidas/
guardavidas is spelled G-U-A-R-D-A-V-I-D-A-S (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 90,681st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Guardavidas is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “lifeguard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona capacitada que brinda rescate acuático o atención básica de emergencia a quienes estén en situación…”.
What does guardavidas mean in English?
noun
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona capacitada que brinda rescate acuático o atención básica de emergencia a quienes estén en situación de peligro dentro o alrededor del agua.
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.
How do you pronounce guardavidas?
- /ɡwaɾdaˈbidas/
- [ɡwaɾ.ð̞aˈβ̞i.ð̞as]
- [gwaɾð̞aˈβ̞ið̞as]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to guardavidas
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is guardavidas in Spanish?
guardavidas appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).