ranchera
/ɹænˈt͡ʃɛɹə/noun
ranchera is spelled R-A-N-C-H-E-R-A: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ranchera means “A traditional Mexican song performed solo with a guitar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ranchera is rancheras.
How many letters and syllables are in ranchera?
| Letters | 8: R-A-N-C-H-E-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ranchera?
Ranchera appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 ranchera?
- /ɹænˈt͡ʃɛɹə/
Ranchera has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ranchera.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ranchera
- rancheras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ranchera mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Mexican song performed solo with a guitar.
- 2
A female ranch or rancho owner
- 3
A female ranch or rancho worker
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ranchera come from?
Borrowed from Spanish ranchera (in Spanish the ending "a" usually is for feminine terms, like in this case, because originally is an adjective for música and/or canción, which are feminine nouns).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).