English–Spanish

“wave” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsooleada

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈola/

Example

¡Mira esa ola!

Look at that wave!

Illustration for ola (wave)

How to say “wave” in Spanish

“Wave” in Spanish is ola.

A rolling crest traveling across the sea surface.

Full entry for ola: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with ola

En el estadio todos comenzaron a hacer la ola.

In the stadium everyone began to do the wave.

Tips for using ola

  • Ola is a speech homophone of hola, so confusion can occur when listening, and ola commonly appears in set phrases such as ola de calor and hacer una ola.

Other Spanish words for “wave”

Hubo una oleada de robos en el barrio.

There was a wave of robberies in the neighborhood.

“wave” in other languages