desde
Spanish, preposition
desde is spelled D-E-S-D-E (5 letters) and appears 1,259 times per million words in written Spanish, the 64th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desde is a Spanish preposition meaning “since (from a specified time in the past)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, desdé is a different word: “first/third-person singular present subjunctive”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Preposición que indica el origen o inicio de una actividad, tanto en sentido locativo, como cronológico”.
What does desde mean in English?
preposition
- 1
since (from a specified time in the past)
desde que murió
- 2
from (a location)
Empieza desde la línea 20.
- 3
starting at (a quantity, such as a price)
televisores desde $200
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. Preposición que indica el origen o inicio de una actividad, tanto en sentido locativo, como cronológico. 2. Indica el lugar en donde se comunica, ve, oye o percibe. 3. Indica posterioridad. 4. Indica el punto de vista o enfoque como se trata o valora un asunto.
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.
English words that translate to desde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desde in Spanish?
desde appears 1,259 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).