# rada

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,863

## Definitions
1. A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries.
2. A soviet, a form of governing council in the former Soviet Union.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Polish rada, from Middle High German rât. Compare German Rat, Icelandic ráð and Dutch raad. Doublet of rede.

## Easily confused with
- **rd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-rd)
- **red** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-red)
- **ran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-ran)
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-ray)
- **raw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-raw)
- **rid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-rid)
- **RAM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-ram)
- **rat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-rat)
- **rod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-rod)
- **rap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-rap)
- **RNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-rna)
- **RAF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-raf)
- **rag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-rag)
- **raj** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-raj)
- **Rae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-rae)
- **Rea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-rea)
- **Rao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-rao)
- **ras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-ras)
- **RSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-rsa)
- **rah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-rah)

## Common misspellings (5)
`arda`, `raad`, `radda`, `rdaa`, `rrada`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rada