subestación
Spanish, noun[suβ̞est̪aˈsjõn]
subestación is spelled S-U-B-E-S-T-A-C-I-Ó-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 43,425th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subestación is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “substation (site where electricity is transformed and regulated for local distribution)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Central eléctrica que está subordinada a otra central de mayor jerarquía”.
What does subestación mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesubstation (site where electricity is transformed and regulated for local distribution)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Central eléctrica que está subordinada a otra central de mayor jerarquía.
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 subestación
- subestaciones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subestación?
- [suβ̞est̪aˈsjõn]
- [suβ̞est̪asiˈõn]
- [suβ̞est̪aˈθjõn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to subestación
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is subestación in Spanish?
subestación appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).