Social media vocabulary in Spanish covers the words and phrases used to talk about online platforms, interactions, and content creation. This includes terms for posting, liking, commenting, following, and more.
Platforms
Common names of popular social media platforms in Spanish. These are often borrowed from English but may have Spanish articles and plural forms.
| Spanish | English | Spanish Example | English Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paso mucho tiempo en Facebook. | I spend a lot of time on Facebook. | ||
| Subí una foto a Instagram. | I uploaded a photo to Instagram. | ||
| Leí las noticias en Twitter. | I read the news on Twitter. | ||
| TikTok | TikTok | Vi un video en TikTok. | I watched a video on TikTok. |
| YouTube | YouTube | Miré un tutorial en YouTube. | I watched a tutorial on YouTube. |
| Encontré un trabajo en LinkedIn. | I found a job on LinkedIn. | ||
| Snapchat | Snapchat | Envié un mensaje por Snapchat. | I sent a message on Snapchat. |
| Participé en un foro de Reddit. | I participated in a Reddit forum. | ||
| Guardé una receta en Pinterest. | I saved a recipe on Pinterest. | ||
| Escribí por WhatsApp. | I wrote on WhatsApp. |
I found a job on LinkedIn.
Encontré un trabajo en LinkedIn.
The verb encontrar (to find) is correctly followed by the preposition en when referring to the platform LinkedIn. The other options misuse prepositions (a, por) or incorrectly pluralize LinkedIn.
I participated in a Reddit forum.
Participé en un foro de Reddit.
The correct sentence uses the preposition en before un foro de Reddit to indicate participation in the forum. Reddites is incorrect as it pluralizes Reddit unnecessarily, and the other options misuse verb conjugations or prepositions.
Actions
Common verbs used in the context of social media in Spanish.
| Spanish | English | Spanish Example | English Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| publicar | to post | Voy a publicar una foto. | I'm going to post a photo. |
| subir | to upload | Subí un video nuevo. | I uploaded a new video. |
| compartir | to share | Compartí el artículo en mi perfil. | I shared the article on my profile. |
| seguir | to follow | Sigo a muchos influencers. | I follow many influencers. |
| comentar | to comment | Comenté en tu publicación. | I commented on your post. |
| dar “me gusta” | to like | Le di “me gusta” a tu foto. | I liked your photo. |
| etiquetar | to tag | Me etiquetaron en una foto. | I was tagged in a photo. |
| actualizar | to update | Actualicé mi estado. | I updated my status. |
| enviar | to send | Envié un mensaje directo. | I sent a direct message. |
| bloquear | to block | Bloqueé a un usuario molesto. | I blocked an annoying user. |
Interactions
Words and phrases related to user engagement and communication on social media.
| Spanish | English | Spanish Example | English Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| comentario | comment | Leí todos los comentarios. | I read all the comments. |
| me gusta | like | Tiene muchos “me gusta”. | It has many likes. |
| seguidor | follower | Tengo mil seguidores. | I have a thousand followers. |
| usuario | user | El usuario cambió su foto. | The user changed their photo. |
| perfil | profile | Mi perfil es público. | My profile is public. |
| mensaje directo | direct message | Me llegó un mensaje directo. | I received a direct message. |
| historia | story | Vi tu historia en Instagram. | I saw your story on Instagram. |
| notificación | notification | Tengo muchas notificaciones. | I have many notifications. |
| etiqueta | tag | Aparecí en una etiqueta. | I appeared in a tag. |
| publicación | post | La publicación es muy popular. | The post is very popular. |
Content Types
Types of content commonly found on social media in Spanish.
| Spanish | English | Spanish Example | English Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| foto | photo | Tomé una foto hermosa. | I took a beautiful photo. |
| video | video | Subí un video corto. | I uploaded a short video. |
| historia | story | Grabé una historia divertida. | I recorded a funny story. |
| reel | reel | Hice un reel en Instagram. | I made a reel on Instagram. |
| publicación | post | La publicación tiene muchos comentarios. | The post has many comments. |
| mensaje | message | Recibí un mensaje nuevo. | I received a new message. |
| comentario | comment | Dejé un comentario positivo. | I left a positive comment. |
| enlace | link | Puse un enlace en mi bio. | I put a link in my bio. |
| hashtag | hashtag | Usé un hashtag popular. | I used a popular hashtag. |
| encuesta | poll | Hice una encuesta en mi historia. | I made a poll in my story. |
Roles & People
Terms for different types of social media users and content creators in Spanish.
| Spanish | English | Spanish Example | English Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| influencer | influencer | La influencer tiene muchos seguidores. | The influencer has many followers. |
| seguidor | follower | Soy seguidor de esa cuenta. | I’m a follower of that account. |
| creador de contenido | content creator | El creador de contenido es muy creativo. | The content creator is very creative. |
| usuario | user | El usuario cambió su contraseña. | The user changed their password. |
| moderador | moderator | El moderador eliminó el comentario. | The moderator deleted the comment. |
| suscriptor | subscriber | Soy suscriptor de su canal. | I am a subscriber to their channel. |
| administrador | admin | El administrador actualizó las reglas. | The admin updated the rules. |
| vendedor | seller | El vendedor promociona productos. | The seller promotes products. |
| seguidor fiel | loyal follower | Tengo seguidores fieles. | I have loyal followers. |
| tuitero | Twitter user | Ese tuitero es muy popular. | That Twitter user is very popular. |
These categories cover the fundamental vocabulary needed to talk about social media in Spanish, from the platforms themselves to the actions users take and the types of content they create.
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- English: Facebook
- English Example: I spend a lot of time on Facebook.
Last updated: Wed Jun 18, 2025
