la red

Definition & meaning

Red is a feminine Spanish noun meaning “net” or “network.” Its meaning depends on context:

• A net made of connected threads or cords, such as a fishing net.
• A system of connected people, places, devices, or organizations: a computer, social, transport, or electrical network.
• By extension, a web or interconnected structure.

It does not mean the color “red”; that color is rojo (masculine) or roja (feminine).

Grammar & Word origin

Red is feminine: la red. Its plural is las redes. It has no separable parts in modern Spanish.

The word comes from Latin rēte, meaning “net.”

Synonyms & antonyms

There is no single synonym that fits every use:

• malla [?](vocabuo://word/malla) usually refers to mesh or netting as a material, rather than a broad system of connections.
• entramado [?](vocabuo://word/entramado) emphasizes a complex structure of interwoven or interconnected parts.
• tejido [?](vocabuo://word/tejido) can mean a woven fabric or, figuratively, a connected social structure.

There is no direct antonym for red. In the sense of a connected system, aislamiento [?](vocabuo://word/aislamiento) (“isolation”) contrasts with being connected, but is not a direct opposite in every context.

Common phrases & collocations

• red de pesca [?](vocabuo://word/red de pesca) — fishing net
• red informática [?](vocabuo://word/red informática) — computer network
• red social [?](vocabuo://word/red social) — social network
• red eléctrica [?](vocabuo://word/red eléctrica) — electrical grid
• red de transporte [?](vocabuo://word/red de transporte) — transport network