telaraña
/telaˈɾaɲa/
In Spanish, the word for web is telaraña.
The term telaraña refers to a biological spider web. In the context of computing and the internet, you will often hear the synonym la red used to refer to the web or a network.
Meaning: the World Wide Web (also spelled Web) (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The word telaraña is a compound of tela, meaning cloth or fabric and araña, meaning spider.
Which one should you use?
While telaraña refers to a biological spider web, the loanword la web is used to refer to the World Wide Web.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, sitio web is commonly shortened to just sitio.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of telaraña is telarañas.
How do you pronounce it?
/telaˈɾaɲa/
Did you know?
- The word araña is used in Spanish to describe a 'spider' and also a specific type of chandelier or decorative ceiling fixture.
- In some regions, if you refer to a 'web' of lies or deceptions, you might use maraña instead of telaraña, which implies a tangled mess.
- In Spanish, the term la red is used for both the internet and a physical fishing net.
Examples in context
- La telaraña brillaba con el rocío de la mañana.The spider web glistened in the morning dew.This sentence shows the use of telaraña in a natural context.Tatoeba #1318511 by Shishir, translation #569018 by darinmex
- La araña es muy adaptativa, especialmente cuando hace una telarañaSpiders are very adaptive, especially when spinning a web.Tatoeba #6166037 by DuosDragonPolyglot, translation #6295558 by traductorazo
- Bienvenido/a a nuestro sitio webWelcome to our website
- Por favor, consulte nuestra página web para obtener más informaciónPlease refer to our web page for more information
- Visite nuestro portal para acceder a los contenidos exclusivosVisit our web portal to access exclusive content
- Me encontré con una página de Internet interesanteI came across an interesting web page
- Te recomiendo este sitio en línea para encontrar buenos librosI recommend this online site to find good books
- Busca en la red las últimas noticiasSearch the web for the latest news
- Ingresa a nuestro sitio para más informaciónEnter our site for more information
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are discussing a research project.
- DanielNo encuentro el sitio en la telaraña.I can't find the site on the web.
- LucíaPrueba con otro buscador, Daniel.Try another search engine, Daniel.
- DanielYa lo intenté, pero no aparece.I already tried, but it doesn't appear.
- LucíaQuizás la página ya no existe.Maybe the page doesn't exist anymore.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry telaraña, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
