señorita
/sɛn.jəˈɹiː.tə/noun
señorita is spelled S-E-Ñ-O-R-I-T-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, señorita means “A young, unmarried woman in or from a Hispanophone community” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of señorita is señoritas or senoritas.
How many letters and syllables are in señorita?
| Letters | 8: S-E-Ñ-O-R-I-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd 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 señorita?
Señorita appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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 señorita?
- /sɛn.jəˈɹiː.tə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-señorita.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of señorita
- señoritas plural
- senorita
- senoritas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does señorita mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A young, unmarried woman in or from a Hispanophone community.
I love it when you call me señorita.
- 2
A small species of wrasse, Oxyjulis californica.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of señorita, the character ñ being very rarely used in English.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Señorita in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense courtesy title for an unmarried woman in a Hispanophone country:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | señorita |
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 señorita come from?
Borrowed from Spanish señorita. Doublet of senhorita.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).