arcano
Spanish, noun/aɾˈkano/
arcano is spelled A-R-C-A-N-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 60,585th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arcano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “mystery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lo que se mantiene oculto o reservado para el conocimiento de unos cuantos”.
What does arcano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
arcane
noun
- 1
masculinemystery
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que es conocido o comprendido por muy pocos.
noun: 1. Lo que se mantiene oculto o reservado para el conocimiento de unos cuantos. 2. Algo que no se comprende o que no se puede explicar.
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 arcano
- arcana feminine
- arcanos masculine plural
- arcanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arcano?
- /aɾˈkano/
- [aɾˈka.no]
- [aɾˈkano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to arcano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is arcano in Spanish?
arcano appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).