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Social Media Words in Spanish

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Spanish social media profile and content words

Las redes sociales means social media or social networks. El perfil is a profile; la cuenta is the account behind it.

Una publicación is a post. Borrowed post also occurs, but publicación is useful across platforms.

  • las redes socialessocial media · lahs RREH-dehs soh-SYAH-lehs
  • el perfilprofile · el pehr-FEEL
  • el usuariouser · el oo-SWAH-ryoh
  • el seguidorfollower · el seh-gee-DOR
  • el suscriptorsubscriber · el soos-kreep-TOR
  • la publicaciónpost (social media) · lah poo-blee-kah-SYOHN
  • la historiastory (social media) · lah ees-TOH-ryah
  • la transmisión en directolive stream · lah trahns-mee-SYOHN ehn dee-REHK-toh
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Quick answer: social media is las redes sociales, profile is el perfil, user is el usuario, follower is el seguidor, subscriber is el suscriptor, post (social media) is la publicación, story (social media) is la historia, and live stream is la transmisión en directo.

Spanish social media profile and content words

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
social medialas redes socialeslahs RREH-dehs soh-SYAH-lehs
profileel perfilel pehr-FEEL
userel usuarioel oo-SWAH-ryoh
followerel seguidorel seh-gee-DOR
subscriberel suscriptorel soos-kreep-TOR
post (social media)la publicaciónlah poo-blee-kah-SYOHN
story (social media)la historialah ees-TOH-ryah
live streamla transmisión en directolah trahns-mee-SYOHN ehn dee-REHK-toh

Spanish online interaction and notification words

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
commentel comentarioel koh-mehn-TAH-ryoh
reply (online)la respuestalah rrehs-PWEHS-tah
mention (social media)la menciónlah mehn-SYOHN
hashtagla etiquetalah eh-tee-KEH-tah
direct messageel mensaje directoel mehn-SAH-heh dee-REHK-toh
notificationla notificaciónlah noh-tee-fee-kah-SYOHN
like (social media)el me gustael meh GOOS-tah
view (video count)la visualizaciónlah bee-swah-lee-sah-SYOHN
privacyla privacidadlah pree-bah-see-DAHD

Spanish verbs for using social media

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
to post / publishpublicarpoo-blee-KAHR
to sharecompartirkohm-pahr-TEER
to follow (social media)seguirseh-GEER
to unfollowdejar de seguirdeh-HAHR deh seh-GEER
to tag (online)etiquetareh-tee-keh-TAHR
to block (online)bloquearbloh-keh-AHR
to mute (online)silenciarsee-lehn-SYAHR
to report (online content)denunciardeh-noon-SYAHR
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Questions about social media words in spanish

How do you say social media in Spanish?

Las redes sociales is the usual expression. One social network is una red social.

What is a post called in Spanish?

Publicación is a widely used term. The borrowed word post is also common, especially in informal online language.

How do you say follower in Spanish?

Use seguidor or seguidora for a follower. Suscriptor or suscriptora means a subscriber.

What does me gusta mean on social media?

Me gusta literally means I like it. As a noun, un me gusta is a like; a post may have muchos me gusta.

Is hashtag etiqueta in Spanish?

Etiqueta is a Spanish alternative to hashtag. It can also mean a more general tag, so the platform context matters.

How do you say unfollow in Spanish?

Dejar de seguir means to unfollow. It combines dejar de, to stop doing something, with seguir, to follow.

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