reserva
Spanish, noun
reserva is spelled R-E-S-E-R-V-A (7 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,389th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reserva is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “reservation, booking (arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of reservar. With an accent, reservá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of reservar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Guarda o custodia que se hace de una cosa, o prevención de ella para que sirva a su tiempo”.
What does reserva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereservation, booking (arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance)
Los agentes de viajes cancelaron todas las reservas para el vuelo de la tarde.
- 2
femininea reserve, reservation, preserve, sanctuary (area protected for a specific reason)
- 3
femininereserve (for game or hunting)
- 4
femininereserve (armed forces in non-active duty)
- 5
femininereserve (part of the team that doesn't start)
- 6
femininereserve, supply, stock, stockpile, store, standby (something saved for future use)
- 7
femininepool (e.g. talent pool, gene pool, pool of experts, pool of available workers)
- 8
femininesecrecy (i.e. discretion, confidence)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of reservar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Guarda o custodia que se hace de una cosa, o prevención de ella para que sirva a su tiempo. 2. Reservación o excepción. 3. Prevención o cautela para no descubrir algo que se sabe o piensa. 4. Discreción, circunspección, comedimiento.
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 reserva
- reservas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to reserva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is reserva in Spanish?
reserva appears 35 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).