overwordExplorer
SPANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

salvavidas.

emergency, life saving

10 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌsalbaˈbidas/[ˌsal.β̞aˈβ̞i.ð̞as]

  1. emergency, life saving

    invariable
Where this word comes from

Verb-object compound, composed of salva (“to save”) + vidas (“lives”).

noun/ˌsalbaˈbidas/[ˌsal.β̞aˈβ̞i.ð̞as]

  1. life buoy (UK), life preserver (US), life ring, lifesaver

    masculine

  2. lifeboat

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Verb-object compound, composed of salva (“to save”) + vidas (“lives”).

noun/ˌsalbaˈbidas/[ˌsal.β̞aˈβ̞i.ð̞as]

  1. lifeguard

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Verb-object compound, composed of salva (“to save”) + vidas (“lives”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

salvavidas has 10 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

salvavidas studiosalvavidas workshello, salvavidas

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.