onda
Spanish, noun/ˈonda/
onda is spelled O-N-D-A (4 letters) and appears 45 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,944th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Onda is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “wave (on the surface of a liquid)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Perturbación que se propaga en un fluido o en un medio elástico. Como las oscilaciones producidas en la…”.
What does onda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewave (on the surface of a liquid)
- 2
feminineany other wave (including technological use)
- 3
femininestyle; fashion
- 4
femininevibe or mood
- 5
feminineslangbag; cup of tea (one’s personal preference)
No es mi onda.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Perturbación que se propaga en un fluido o en un medio elástico. Como las oscilaciones producidas en la superficie de un liquido al arrojar un objeto en el mismo. 2. Una cantidad inusualmente grande de algo que se experimenta temporalmente y de forma repentina. 3. Perturbación que se mueve en el espacio, con frecuencia transfiriendo energía. 4. Estilo, moda.
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 onda
- ondas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce onda?
- /ˈonda/
- [ˈõn̪.d̪a]
- [ˈõn̪d̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to onda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is onda in Spanish?
onda appears 45 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).