adonde
Spanish, adverb
adonde is spelled A-D-O-N-D-E (6 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,770th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Adonde is a Spanish adverb meaning “to where, whither” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, adónde is a different word: “to where, whither, whereto”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Indica la dirección del movimiento”.
What does adonde mean in English?
adverb
- 1
to where, whither
Adonde voy tú no puedes ir.
- 2
whereto
adverb
- 1
to where, whither, whereto
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. Indica un movimiento en dirección al sitio en donde se encuentra una persona, o hacia su domicilio u hogar.
adverb: 1. Indica la dirección del movimiento. 2. Indica el lugar en que ocurre la acción.
adverb: 1. Indaga acerca del movimiento o dirección de la acción.
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 adonde
- a donde alternative
- a dónde alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to adonde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is adonde in Spanish?
adonde appears 7.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).