teletransportación
/teletɾanspoɾtaˈθjon/feminine
Teleportation in Spanish is teletransportación. Wiktionary also lists teletransporte and teleportación.
Meaning: process of moving matter from one point to another (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| teletransportación | /teletɾanspoɾtaˈθjon/ /teletɾanspoɾtaˈsjon/ |
feminine |
| teletransporte | /teletɾansˈpoɾte/ | |
| teleportación | /telepoɾtaˈθjon/ /telepoɾtaˈsjon/ |
Teleportation refers to the process of moving matter from one point to another. A synonym for this concept is transporte instantáneo.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, teleportación is understood as teleportation.
How does it change in a sentence?
teletransportación is a feminine noun and requires feminine articles such as la.
How do you pronounce it?
/teletɾanspoɾtaˈθjon/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly use teleportación by following the English word 'teleportation'. This is a calque and is not a standard Spanish word. Instead, use teletransporte.
Did you know?
- While teletransporte refers to the concept, Spanish speakers use the verb teletransportarse to describe the act of moving oneself from one place to another.
- In casual conversation, some Spanish speakers may simply say viajar al instante instead of using the technical term teletransporte.
- The word transporte inside teletransporte comes from the Latin trānsportō, which literally meant 'to carry across'.
Examples in context
- Él es un físico que está trabajando en el teletransporte.He's a physicist working on teleportation.This sentence is useful for seeing how to describe a physicist working on teletransporte.Tatoeba #4978528 by cesare, translation #1647625 by nonong
- La teletransportación se ha vuelto un tema recurrente en la ciencia ficción actual.Teleportation has become a recurring theme in current science fiction.
- La investigación científica busca desarrollar métodos de teletransporte.Scientific research aims to develop teleportation methods.
- Me gustaría teletransportarme a la playa ahora mismo.I would like to teleport myself to the beach right now.
- La teletransportación es un concepto muy complejo.Teleportation is a very complex concept.
- Los científicos estudian la teletransportación de partículas.Scientists study the teleportation of particles.
Example conversation
Javier and María are discussing a science fiction movie.
- JavierMe encanta cómo usan la teletransportación en esta película.I love how they use teleportation in this movie.
- MaríaSí, sería genial viajar así, María piensa lo mismo.Yes, it would be great to travel like that, María thinks the same.
- JavierImagínate ir a Japón en un segundo.Imagine going to Japan in one second.
- MaríaSería el mejor invento de la historia.It would be the best invention in history.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “teleportation” translations and entries teletransportación, teletransporte, teleportación, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries teleportación, teletransportación, teletransporte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
