electricidad

Spanish

Etymology

From eléctrico +‎ -idad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eleɡtɾiθiˈdad/ [e.leɣ̞.t̪ɾi.θiˈð̞að̞] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /eleɡtɾisiˈdad/ [e.leɣ̞.t̪ɾi.siˈð̞að̞] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: e‧lec‧tri‧ci‧dad

Noun

electricidad f (plural electricidades)

1. electricity
2. electrical current

Derived terms

• electricidad estática
• hidroelectricidad

Further reading

• “electricidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025