alba
Spanish, noun/ˈalba/
alba is spelled A-L-B-A (4 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,469th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alba is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “dawn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of albo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Luces que indican el despuntar del día antes del amanecer”.
What does alba mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedawn
- 2
femininealb
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of albo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Luces que indican el despuntar del día antes del amanecer. 2. Para los centinelas, el último de los cuartos en los que se divide la noche. 3. Vestidura blanca en forma de túnica que usan los sacerdotes católicos por encima de otras prendas para celebrar la misa. 4. Sábana.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alba
- albas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alba?
- /ˈalba/
- [ˈal.β̞a]
- [ˈalβ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alba in Spanish?
alba appears 14 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).