centro de rehabilitación
/θentɾo de ɾeabilitaθjon/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "rehab" (referring to an institution) is centro de rehabilitación.
The term refers to a facility or institution where people go for rehabilitation. While rehabilitación is the standard and most common way to say "rehab" itself, centro de rehabilitación specifically describes the physical place. If you need to specify that the facility is for drug or alcohol addiction, you can use the phrase centro de rehabilitación de adicciones.
Meaning: An institution for rehabilitation (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase centro de rehabilitación is composed of centro (center), de (of) and rehabilitación (rehabilitation).
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The related verb for the process of rehabilitating is rehabilitar.
How do you pronounce it?
/θentɾo de ɾeabilitaθjon/
Did you know?
- While rehabilitación is used for addiction, it is also the standard term for physical therapy after an injury, meaning a centro de rehabilitación can be for either drugs or a broken leg.
- The word centro shares an ancient root with the English word 'center', but its earliest ancestor actually meant a 'sharp point' or 'stinger'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, people use the colloquial term clínica to refer to a centro de rehabilitación regardless of whether it is a full hospital.
Examples in context
- Mi hermana ingresó a un programa de rehabilitación para superar su adicción.My sister entered a rehabilitation program to overcome her addiction.
- Mi hermano comenzó un programa de desintoxicación para recuperarse de su adicción.My brother started a detoxification program to recover from his addiction.
- Es importante rehabilitarse tanto físicamente como mentalmente después de un accidente grave.It's important to recover both physically and mentally after a serious accident.
- Él está internado en un centro de rehabilitación.He is admitted to a rehab center.
- Él está en un centro de rehabilitación.He is in a rehab center.
- El centro de rehabilitación está cerca de aquí.The rehab center is near here.
- Necesitan construir un nuevo centro de rehabilitación.They need to build a new rehab center.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are discussing a friend's recovery.
- Sofía¿Sabes dónde está Juan ahora?Do you know where Juan is now?
- MateoÉl entró en un centro de rehabilitación.He entered a rehab center.
- SofíaEspero que mejore pronto.I hope he gets better soon.
- MateoSí, Mateo cree que es lo mejor.Yes, Mateo thinks it's for the best.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “rehab” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries centro, de, rehabilitación, CC BY-SA 4.0.
