rada
noun
rada is a noun meaning “A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-A-D-A and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 2 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of rada is radas.
What does rada mean?
noun
- 1
A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries.
- 2
A soviet, a form of governing council in the former Soviet Union.
noun
- 1
In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of Dahomeyan origin, chiefly associated with warmth and benevolence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce rada?
Rada has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of rada
- radas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is rada?
Rada appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Rada in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Rada |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does rada come from?
Borrowed from Polish rada, from Middle High German rât. Compare German Rat, Icelandic ráð and Dutch raad. Doublet of rede.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).