paracaidista
Spanish, noun/paɾakaiˈdista/
paracaidista is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “parachutist, skydiver” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does paracaidista mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineparachutist, skydiver
- 2
femininemasculineparatrooper
- 3
colloquialfemininemasculinegatecrasher
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que usa o sabe usar paracaídas. 2. En particular, que ha sido adiestrado en el uso del paracaídas y practica habitualmente el paracaidismo por razones deportivas o militares. 3. Que accede o intenta acceder a un evento por invitación sin contar con ella. 4. Que habitualmente o por preferencia obtiene provecho a costa ajena.
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 paracaidista
- paracaidistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paracaidista?
- /paɾakaiˈdista/
- [pa.ɾa.ka.iˈð̞is.t̪a]
- [paɾakajˈð̞ist̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paracaidista
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paracaidista in Spanish?
paracaidista 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).