termita
Spanish, noun/teɾˈmita/
termita is spelled T-E-R-M-I-T-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish, the 102,764th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Termita is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “thermite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mezcla de limaduras de aluminio y de óxidos de diferentes metales, que por inflamación produce una…”.
What does termita mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethermite
noun
- 1
femininetermite
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mezcla de limaduras de aluminio y de óxidos de diferentes metales, que por inflamación produce una elevadísima temperatura y reduce el óxido tal que se obtenga el metal en estado puro. En particular, la de óxido de hierro se usa para soldar el acero.
noun: 1. (Isoptera) Insecto de cuerpo blanco del infraorden Isoptera, del orden Blattodea, que consume madera. Su comportamiento es eusocial, similar al de la hormiga.
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 termita
- termitas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce termita?
- /teɾˈmita/
- [t̪eɾˈmi.t̪a]
- [t̪eɾˈmit̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to termita
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is termita in Spanish?
termita appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).