ard

[aːɾˠd̪ˠ]

/[aːɾˠd̪ˠ]/ adj

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The verdict

“ard” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,475 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,475
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alto, elevado, prominente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ard · ard · Spanish

ard · rank #85,475 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,475
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arcilloso

Nearest frequency peer: arcilloso (-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 “ard”

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 “ard” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ard
PropertyValue
Headwordard
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aːɾˠd̪ˠ]
Letters3
Frequency rank#85,475
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ard” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ardcae 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: “arcilloso” (#85,474), “arginina” (#85,476), “arpegios” (#85,477). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ard” va en #85,475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ard is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,475 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aːɾˠd̪ˠ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for ard in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 ard, spelled A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alto, elevado, prominente.
  2. 2
    Preeminente, ilustre, distinguido, archi-.
  3. 3
    Superior, archi-.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tá go leor cainte in Éirinn le cúpla bliain anuas ar na táillí arda atá le híoc acu siúd a bhfuil fón póca acu.

Synonyms

uas-uasaluas-uasal

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 "ard"?
"ard" is spelled A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [aːɾˠd̪ˠ].
What does "ard" mean?
As an adjective, "ard" means: Alto, elevado, prominente.
How do you pronounce "ard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ard" is [aːɾˠd̪ˠ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ard" come from?
"ard" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wha#85,384wad#85,380vom#85,375urs#85,352

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list