satélite
Spanish, noun/saˈtelite/
satélite is spelled S-A-T-É-L-I-T-E (8 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,498th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Satélite is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “satellite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cuerpo natural o artificial que orbita alrededor de otro”.
What does satélite mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesatellite
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cuerpo natural o artificial que orbita alrededor de otro. 2. Figuradamente, persona o institución bajo la influencia de otra. 3. Oficial subalterno del poder judicial ^([cita requerida]). 4. Engranaje que rota sobre otro central.
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 satélite
- satélites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce satélite?
- /saˈtelite/
- [saˈt̪e.li.t̪e]
- [saˈt̪elit̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to satélite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is satélite in Spanish?
satélite appears 11 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).