adalid
Spanish, noun/adaˈlid/
adalid is spelled A-D-A-L-I-D (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 49,460th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Adalid is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “military commander” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Guía y cabeza, persona de gran influencia o liderazgo en algún partido, organización o causa”.
What does adalid mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemilitary commander
noun
- 1
femininemasculinechampion; leading light (someone who fights for a cause or status)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Líder o caudillo militar, en particular el segundo al mando en antiguos rangos del ejército español. 2. Guía y cabeza, persona de gran influencia o liderazgo en algún partido, organización o causa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of adalid
- adalides plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce adalid?
- /adaˈlid/
- [a.ð̞aˈlið̞]
- [að̞aˈlið̞]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to adalid
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is adalid in Spanish?
adalid appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).