charadas
/t͡ʃaɾadas/from spelling rulesfeminine, plural
The Spanish word for "charades" is charadas.
Meaning: game (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is a feminine plural noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/tʃaɾadas/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American countries, calling someone's story a charada is a way of accusing them of lying or spinning a tall tale.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, charadas is often called dígalo con mímica, which literally means 'say it with mime'.
- In Spanish, charada can be used as a synonym for a riddle or any situation that is puzzling and difficult to solve.
Examples in context
- ¿Quién quiere jugar a la mímica?Who wants to play charades?
- Vamos a hacer unos gestos. ¿Adivinan qué estoy representando?Let's make some gestures. Can you guess what I'm representing?
- Nos divertimos mucho con las pantomimas durante la reunión.We had a lot of fun with the charades during the gathering.
- Jugamos a las charadas ayer.We played charades yesterday.
- Las charadas son muy divertidas.Charades are very fun.
- ¿Quieres jugar a las charadas?Do you want to play charades?
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are deciding on a party game.
- ElenaJavier, ¿jugamos a las charadas?Javier, shall we play charades?
- JavierSí, me parece una idea genial.Yes, it seems like a great idea to me.
- ElenaYo empiezo a actuar primero.I will start acting first.
- JavierEstá bien, yo trato de adivinar.All right, I will try to guess.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “charades” translations and entries charadas, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
