balda
Spanish, noun
balda is spelled B-A-L-D-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 65,931st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Balda is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “shelf (flat structure fixed to a wall)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of baldar. With an accent, baldá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of baldar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cosa de poquísimo precio y de ningún provecho”.
What does balda mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshelf (flat structure fixed to a wall)
noun
- 1
feminineobsoletea cheap and worthless thing; a trinket, trifle
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of baldao
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of baldar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cosa de poquísimo precio y de ningún provecho.
noun: 1. Variante de aldaba.
noun: 1. Tabla sujeta horizontalmente a la pared o en un mueble, que sirve para poner objetos sobre ella.
noun: 1. Fallo (carencia de un palo en ciertos juegos de naipes).
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 balda
- baldas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to balda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is balda in Spanish?
balda appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).