órbita
Spanish, noun
órbita is spelled Ó-R-B-I-T-A (6 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,117th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Órbita is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “orbit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, orbita is a different word: “third-person singular present indicative”. With an accent, orbitá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of orbitar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “La trayectoria curva, generalmente elíptica, descrita por un planeta, un satélite, o cualquier cuerpo…”.
What does órbita mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineorbit
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of orbitar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. La trayectoria curva, generalmente elíptica, descrita por un planeta, un satélite, o cualquier cuerpo, alrededor de un cuerpo celeste, como el sol. 2. La trayectoria de un cuerpo al girar alrededor de otro o de un punto. 3. El curso o principales actividades de la vida de alguien. 4. La cavidad en el cráneo que aloja al ojo.
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 órbita
- órbitas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to órbita
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is órbita in Spanish?
órbita appears 6.3 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).