zapatilla
Spanish, noun/θapaˈtiʝa/
zapatilla is spelled Z-A-P-A-T-I-L-L-A (9 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 27,124th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zapatilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “slipper, slip-on shoe (house shoe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Calzado cómodo, ligero, abierto, a menudo sin talón, usado para caminar dentro de una casa”.
What does zapatilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslipper, slip-on shoe (house shoe)
- 2
Spainfeminineellipsis of zapatilla de deporte (“sneaker, trainer”)
- 3
femininecleat
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Calzado cómodo, ligero, abierto, a menudo sin talón, usado para caminar dentro de una casa. 2. Calzado ligero de suela delgada que entra en el pie por simple presión. No se abrocha ni se ata. 3. Calzado de tela, u otro material ligero, con suela elástica de material sintético usado en la práctica deportiva. Se abrocha o amarra con cordones. 4. Dispositivo eléctrico normalmente alargado que tiene varias tomas de enchufe, para conectar varios aparatos eléctricos en una misma base de enchufe, y que tiene un cable alargador.
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 zapatilla
- zapatillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zapatilla?
- /θapaˈtiʝa/
- [θa.paˈt̪i.ʝa]
- [sapaˈt̪iʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zapatilla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zapatilla in Spanish?
zapatilla appears 1.5 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).