salvaguardia
Spanish, noun/salbaˈɡwaɾdja/
salvaguardia is spelled S-A-L-V-A-G-U-A-R-D-I-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 58,329th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Salvaguardia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “safeguard, safeguarding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Especie de guardia municipal o dependiente de la policía”.
What does salvaguardia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesafeguard, safeguarding
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Especie de guardia municipal o dependiente de la policía.
noun: 1. Guarda que se pone para la custodia de una cosa, como para los propios de las ciudades, villas, lugares y dehesas comunes y particulares, y para los equipajes en los ejércitos, etc. 2. Señal que en tiempo de guerra se pone a la puerta de las casas donde no ha de hacerse daño. 3. Papel o señal que se da a uno para que no sea ofendido o detenido en lo que va a ejecutar. 4. Custodia; especie de salvoconducto o garantía.
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 salvaguardia
- salvaguardias plural
- salvaguarda alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce salvaguardia?
- /salbaˈɡwaɾdja/
- [sal.β̞aˈɣ̞waɾ.ð̞ja]
- [salβ̞aˈɣ̞waɾð̞ja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to salvaguardia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is salvaguardia in Spanish?
salvaguardia 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).