sede
Spanish, noun
sede is spelled S-E-D-E (4 letters) and appears 58 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,512th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sede is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “seat, headquarters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of sedar. With an accent, sedé is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of sedar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Asiento ceremonial del prelado de una diócesis”.
What does sede mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineseat, headquarters
- 2
femininevenue
- 3
femininesee
- 4
feminineoffice
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of sedar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Asiento ceremonial del prelado de una diócesis. 2. Por extensión, cargo de un prelado diocesano. 3. Por extensión, capital de una diócesis. 4. Por extensión, territorio de una diócesis.
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 sede
- sedes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to sede
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sede in Spanish?
sede appears 58 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).