idea
Spanish, noun
idea is spelled I-D-E-A (4 letters) and appears 269 times per million words in written Spanish, the 302nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Idea is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “idea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of idear. With an accent, ideá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of idear”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conocimiento elemental que nos hacemos de algo”.
What does idea mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineidea
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of idear
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Conocimiento elemental que nos hacemos de algo. 2. Forma con la que una cosa es representada en la mente humana. 3. Plan abstracto de alguna acción. 4. Imaginación, inventiva o ingenio.
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 idea
- ideas plural
- idéa alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to idea
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is idea in Spanish?
idea appears 269 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).