andanada

[ãn̪d̪aˈnað̞a]

/[ãn̪d̪aˈnað̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“andanada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,120 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,120
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Descarga cerrada de toda una andana o batería de cualquiera de los dos costados de un buque.

Corpus desk

Index ES-andanada · andanada · Spanish

andanada · rank #65,120 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,120
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anchorena

Nearest frequency peer: Anchorena (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “andanada”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “andanada” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for andanada
PropertyValue
Headwordandanada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ãn̪d̪aˈnað̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,120
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “andanada” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.andanadacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Anchorena” (#65,119), “angloparlante” (#65,121), “amplísimo” (#65,118). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “andanada” va en #65,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

andanada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,120 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ãn̪d̪aˈnað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

andanada has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is andanada, spelled A-N-D-A-N-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Descarga cerrada de toda una andana o batería de cualquiera de los dos costados de un buque.
  2. 2
    Localidad cubierta y con diferentes órdenes de gradas, destinada al público en las plazas de toros.
  3. 3
    Reprensión, reconvención agria y severa.
  4. 4
    Andana.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. la flota chilena descargaría una andanada de tales proporciones que la escuadra peruana, sorprendida y arrinconada en el muelle, fuese incapaz de dar respuesta.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "andanada"?
"andanada" is spelled A-N-D-A-N-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ãn̪d̪aˈnað̞a].
What does "andanada" mean?
As a noun, "andanada" means: Descarga cerrada de toda una andana o batería de cualquiera de los dos costados de un buque.
How do you pronounce "andanada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "andanada" is [ãn̪d̪aˈnað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "andanada" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list