zancada
Spanish, noun/θanˈkada/
zancada is spelled Z-A-N-C-A-D-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 70,049th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zancada is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “step; stride; pace” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Paso largo dado por un par de piernas largas”.
What does zancada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestep; stride; pace
llegó en cuatro zancadas
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Paso largo dado por un par de piernas largas. 2. Paso largo dado con la prisa que se lleva.
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 zancada
- zancadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zancada?
- /θanˈkada/
- [θãŋˈka.ð̞a]
- /sanˈkada/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zancada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zancada in Spanish?
zancada 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).