ardid
Spanish, noun/aɾˈdid/
ardid is spelled A-R-D-I-D (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ardid is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ruse, trick, plot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Artificio que, con habilidad y maña, se lleva a cabo para conseguir algún intento”.
What does ardid mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineruse, trick, plot
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineobsoleteastute, crafty
- 2
archaicfemininemasculinebrave, courageous
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Sagaz; hábil para engañar. 2. Variante de ardido.
noun: 1. Artificio que, con habilidad y maña, se lleva a cabo para conseguir algún intento.
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 ardid
- ardides plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ardid?
- /aɾˈdid/
- [aɾˈð̞ið̞]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ardid
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ardid in Spanish?
ardid appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).