donde
Spanish, pronoun
donde is spelled D-O-N-D-E (5 letters) and appears 1,023 times per million words in written Spanish, the 74th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Donde is a Spanish pronoun meaning “where, in what place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, dónde is a different word: “where”.
What does donde mean in English?
adverb
- 1
where, in what place
Deja los libros donde quieras.
- 2
archaicobsoletewhence
conjunction
- 1
colloquialbecause
- 2
Latin-Americacolloquialif
preposition
- 1
by, near to
Estamos donde la plaza mayor.
- 2
colloquialround (at the house of), chez
Cenamos donde Daniel.
pronoun
- 1
where, in what place
El lugar donde estamos es secreto.
adverb
- 1
where?; in what place?
- 2
archaicobsoletefrom where? whence?
noun
- 1
masculinewhere
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Indica el sitio de la acción o hecho. 2. Indica la dirección o movimiento de la acción.
preposition: 1. Indica el lugar en que está una persona.
adverb: 1. Indaga sobre el lugar del hecho o acción. 2. Indaga acerca del movimiento o dirección de la acción.
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 donde
- dóndes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to donde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is donde in Spanish?
donde appears 1,023 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).