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patín

Spanish, noun/paˈtin/

patín is spelled P-A-T-Í-N (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 45,779th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patín is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “skate, roller skate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Petrel”.

What does patín mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineskate, roller skate

    Me gustan los patines que me compraron.

  2. 2

    colloquialmasculinefoul smell

    Le sentí un patín a guaro que no se aguantaba.

  3. 3

    colloquialmasculineparty

    Habrá patín en casa del Gato.

  4. 4

    masculineserif

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Petrel.

noun: 1. Calzado adaptado para desplazarse sobre hielo. 2. Calzado con ruedas para desplazarse por superficies lisas como el asfalto. 3. Estructura alargada y plana que poseen ciertos vehículos para desplazarse sobre el hielo u otras superficies lisas. 4. Patinete.

noun: 1. Pequeña pieza de plástico que se encastra en la parte inferior de los escritorios u otros muebles para evitar que rocen con el piso.

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 patín

  • patines plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce patín?

  • /paˈtin/
  • [paˈt̪ĩn]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to patín

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is patín in Spanish?

patín appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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