quid
Spanish, noun/ˈkid/
quid is spelled Q-U-I-D (4 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,960th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quid is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “gist; point” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Esencia, razón, qué de una cosa”.
What does quid mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegist; point
- 2
masculinecrux
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Esencia, razón, qué de una cosa.
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 quid
- quids plural
- quides plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quid?
- /ˈkid/
- [ˈkið̞]
- /ˈkwid/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quid
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quid in Spanish?
quid appears 1.3 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).