aleluya
Spanish, noun/aleˈluʝa/
aleluya is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “hallelujah” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of aleluyo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tiempo en que se celebra la resurrección de Jesucristo”.
What does aleluya mean in English?
interjection
- 1
hallelujah
noun
- 1
hallelujah
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of aleluyo
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of aleluyo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Interjección empleada para expresar júbilo.
noun: 1. Tiempo en que se celebra la resurrección de Jesucristo. 2. Una noticia que causa felicidad.
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 aleluya
- f same meaning canonical
- aleluyas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aleluya?
- /aleˈluʝa/
- [a.leˈlu.ʝa]
- [aleˈluʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aleluya
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aleluya in Spanish?
aleluya appears 1.0 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).