bruja
Spanish, noun/ˈbɾuxa/
bruja is spelled B-R-U-J-A (5 letters) and appears 7.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,091st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bruja is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “witch, sorceress (woman who practices witchcraft)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mujer a la que se le atribuyen poderes mágicos y sobrenaturales, en la mayoría de los casos empleados para…”.
What does bruja mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewitch, sorceress (woman who practices witchcraft)
- 2
femininespecifically, a Wiccan
- 3
femininecrone, hag (ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman)
- 4
feminineowl (bird of prey of the order Strigiformes)
- 5
femininenorthern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)
- 6
feminineknifetooth dogfish (shark species Scymnodon ringens)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mujer a la que se le atribuyen poderes mágicos y sobrenaturales, en la mayoría de los casos empleados para hacer el mal. 2. Mujer fea, de edad avanzada o de trato difícil. 3. Mujer con la que se tiene una mediocre relación de pareja. 4. Suegra.
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 bruja
- brujas plural
- brujo masculine
- brujos masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bruja?
- /ˈbɾuxa/
- [ˈbɾu.xa]
- [ˈbɾuxa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bruja
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bruja in Spanish?
bruja appears 7.2 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).