salvavida
Spanish, noun[salβ̞aˈβ̞ið̞a]
salvavida is spelled S-A-L-V-A-V-I-D-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 56 million words in written Spanish, the 262,932nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Salvavida is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “lifeguard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que vigila que los bañistas estén seguros en las playas, piscinas, etc”.
What does salvavida 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 que vigila que los bañistas estén seguros en las playas, piscinas, etc. 2. Abultamiento de gordura en el cuerpo, especialmente en los costados.
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 salvavida
- salvavidas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce salvavida?
- [salβ̞aˈβ̞ið̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is salvavida in Spanish?
salvavida appears about once in every 56 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).