alcaide
Spanish, noun/alˈkaide/
alcaide is spelled A-L-C-A-I-D-E (7 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 23,682nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alcaide is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “commander of the defense of a castle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Funcionario designado por el rey para la defensa de una fortaleza durante el Medioevo”.
What does alcaide mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinecommander of the defense of a castle
- 2
femininemasculineadministrator of royal property
- 3
femininemasculinewarden; administrator of a prison
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Funcionario designado por el rey para la defensa de una fortaleza durante el Medioevo. 2. Posteriormente, funcionario a cargo de la administración de una posesión real. 3. Modernamente, funcionario a cargo de la administración de una cárcel.
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 alcaide
- alcaides plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alcaide?
- /alˈkaide/
- [alˈkai̯.ð̞e]
- [alˈkajð̞e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alcaide
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alcaide in Spanish?
alcaide appears 1.9 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).