alcaide
/ælˈkaɪdi/noun
alcaide is spelled A-L-C-A-I-D-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alcaide means “The governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress or prison” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of alcaide is alcaides.
How many letters and syllables are in alcaide?
| Letters | 7: A-L-C-A-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is alcaide?
Alcaide appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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).
How do you pronounce alcaide?
- UK /ælˈkeɪd/
- US /ælˈkaɪdi/
- US /ælˈkeɪd/
Alcaide has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of alcaide
- alcaides plural
- alcayde
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alcaide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress or prison.
- 2
A caid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alcaide in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress:
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 alcaide come from?
Borrowed from Spanish alcaide, from Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid, “leader”); Doublet of caid and Alkaid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).