velada
Spanish, noun/beˈlada/
velada is spelled V-E-L-A-D-A (6 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 13,623rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Velada is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “an evening (a gathering held in the evening), a soirée” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of velado. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción y efecto de velar”.
What does velada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininean evening (a gathering held in the evening), a soirée
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of velado
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción y efecto de velar 2. Reunión nocturna de personas en un espacio de carácter público, especialmente acondicionado con motivo de alguna celebración o festividad 3. Reunión nocturna de personas para de algún modo divertirse o distraerse 4. Evento artísitico, social o deportivo que tiene lugar por la noche
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 velada
- veladas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce velada?
- /beˈlada/
- [beˈla.ð̞a]
- [beˈlað̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to velada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is velada in Spanish?
velada appears 4.2 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).