duende
Spanish, noun/ˈdwende/
duende is spelled D-U-E-N-D-E (6 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,619th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Duende is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a small humanoid creature who invades homes at night to carry out mischief and scare the residents” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pequeña criatura mitológica de pequeño tamaño”.
What does duende mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea small humanoid creature who invades homes at night to carry out mischief and scare the residents
- 2
masculinegoblin, leprechaun, gnome, pixie, elf, imp, brownie, gremlin, hobgoblin
- 3
masculinecharisma (the power to attract through personal magnetism and charm)
- 4
masculinecharm, magic
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pequeña criatura mitológica de pequeño tamaño.
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 duende
- duendes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce duende?
- /ˈdwende/
- [ˈd̪wẽn̪.d̪e]
- [ˈd̪wẽn̪d̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to duende
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is duende in Spanish?
duende appears 2.9 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).