hacienda
ha·ci·en·da/ˌ(h)ɑsiˈɛndə/noun
hacienda is spelled H-A-C-I-E-N-D-A: 8 letters and 4 syllables (ha·ci·en·da). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hacienda means “A large homestead in a ranch or estate, usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hacienda is haciendas.
How many letters and syllables are in hacienda?
| Letters | 8: H-A-C-I-E-N-D-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ha·ci·en·da |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hacienda?
Hacienda appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hacienda?
- UK /ˌhæsiˈɛndə/
- US /ˌ(h)ɑsiˈɛndə/
- [ɐˈsjɛn̪.d̪ɐ]
Hacienda has 4 syllables, split ha·ci·en·da in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hacienda.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hacienda?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hacienda from its last stressed vowel (/ɛndə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hacienda
- haciendas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hacienda mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large homestead in a ranch or estate, usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hacienda in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense homestead:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hacienda come from?
Borrowed from Spanish hacienda. Doublet of faena and fazenda.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).