oroya
noun
oroya is spelled O-R-O-Y-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Oroya, the name). As a noun, oroya means “A hanging basket attached to a cable, anciently used in South America to cross ravines” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oroya is oroyas.
How many letters and syllables are in oroya?
| Letters | 5: O-R-O-Y-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is oroya?
Oroya appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Oroya, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of oroya
- oroyas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oroya mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hanging basket attached to a cable, anciently used in South America to cross ravines.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does oroya come from?
From Spanish oroya, from Quechua oroya.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).