ardida

[aɾˈð̞ið̞a]

/[aɾˈð̞ið̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“ardida” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,591 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,591
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de ardido, participio de arder.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ardida · ardida · Spanish

ardida · rank #91,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,591
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arenques

Nearest frequency peer: arenques (+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 “ardida”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ardida
PropertyValue
Headwordardida
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[aɾˈð̞ið̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,591
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ardida” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “arenques” (#91,592), “arciprestazgo” (#91,589), “Argandoña” (#91,593). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ardida” va en #91,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ardida is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,591 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [aɾˈð̞ið̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de ardido, participio de arder.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ardida, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ardida, spelled A-R-D-I-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de ardido, participio de arder.

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 "ardida"?
"ardida" is spelled A-R-D-I-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aɾˈð̞ið̞a].
What does "ardida" mean?
As a participle, "ardida" means: Forma del femenino de ardido, participio de arder.
How do you pronounce "ardida"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ardida" is [aɾˈð̞ið̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ardida" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list