orfandad
Spanish, noun/oɾfanˈdad/
orfandad is spelled O-R-F-A-N-D-A-D (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 62,142nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Orfandad is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “orphanhood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Condición de ser huérfano (que no tiene padre ni madre)”.
What does orfandad mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineorphanhood
- 2
feminineorphanage
- 3
femininehopelessness
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Condición de ser huérfano (que no tiene padre ni madre). 2. Falta de ayuda, favor o valimiento en que una persona o cosa se encuentran. 3. Pensión o estipendio que por derecho o por otro motivo reciben los huérfanos (quienes pierden a sus padres en edad temprana).
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 orfandad
- orfandades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce orfandad?
- /oɾfanˈdad/
- [oɾ.fãn̪ˈd̪að̞]
- [oɾfãn̪ˈd̪að̞]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is orfandad in Spanish?
orfandad appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).