vada

/ˈvɑːdə/

//ˈvɑːdə// noun

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"vada" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vada” is uncommon English (frequency #64,815 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,815
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A type of savoury doughnut eaten as a snack in south Asia.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vada · vada · English

vada · rank #64,815 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,815
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Uy

Nearest frequency peer: Uy (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “vada”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “vada” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vada
PropertyValue
Headwordvada
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɑːdə/
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,815
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “vada” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).vadafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Uy” (#64,814), “vagrancy” (#64,816), “usurpation” (#64,813). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vada” is #64,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vada is uncommon English at frequency #64,815 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvɑːdə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A type of savoury doughnut eaten as a snack in south Asia.".

No misspelling variants are generated for vada in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hindi वड़ा (vaṛā). The correct English form is vada, spelled V-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A type of savoury doughnut eaten as a snack in south Asia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how vada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I bought a tea and a potato vada, and sat under a banyan tree to eat.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi वड़ा (vaṛā).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vada"?
"vada" is spelled V-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɑːdə/.
What does "vada" mean?
As a noun, "vada" means: A type of savoury doughnut eaten as a snack in south Asia.
How do you pronounce "vada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vada" is /ˈvɑːdə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "vada"?
Borrowed from Hindi वड़ा (vaṛā). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

usta#64,812Urie#64,808wark#64,829tyme#64,787

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list