duda
Spanish, noun
duda is spelled D-U-D-A (4 letters) and appears 132 times per million words in written Spanish, the 657th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Duda is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “doubt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of dudar. With an accent, dudá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of dudar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de dudar. Dificultad para elegir entre dos o más opciones, o suspensión de tal decisión”.
What does duda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedoubt
no ofrece dudas
- 2
femininequestion
Tengo una duda.
- 3
femininesecond thought
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of dudar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de dudar. Dificultad para elegir entre dos o más opciones, o suspensión de tal decisión. 2. Proceso y resultado de vacilar respecto a lo que se cree o en lo que se confía. 3. Tema o asunto que se propone para discutirlo o debatirlo. 4. Dicho de un asunto, que es confuso o poco claro.
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 duda
- dudas plural
- dubda alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to duda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is duda in Spanish?
duda appears 132 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).