rueda
Spanish, noun/ˈrweda/
rueda is spelled R-U-E-D-A (5 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rueda is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “wheel (a circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of rodar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Objeto circular que gira inserto en un eje. Es una máquina elemental con múltiples aplicaciones relacionadas…”.
What does rueda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewheel (a circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines)
- 2
femininecircle (of people)
- 3
femininetrain; spread tail (of a peacock)
noun
- 1
masculinea Rueda wine
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Objeto circular que gira inserto en un eje. Es una máquina elemental con múltiples aplicaciones relacionadas con el transporte y el movimiento. 2. Pirueta que se hace afirmando en el suelo los brazos extendidos, uno delante del otro, e impulsando el cuerpo de modo que los pies den un giro completo en el aire. 3. Baile tradicional chileno de Isluga, localidad del Norte Grande, interpretado por mujeres solteras, que simulan defenderse del asedio de los varones defendiéndose con un objeto al que llaman culebrilla. 4. Partida de billar que se entre tres, y en que cada uno de los jugadores va cada mano contra los otros dos.
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 rueda
- ruedas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rueda?
- /ˈrweda/
- [ˈrwe.ð̞a]
- [ˈrweð̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rueda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rueda in Spanish?
rueda appears 23 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).