halo
Spanish, noun
halo is spelled H-A-L-O (4 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,890th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Halo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “halo (atmospheric phenomenon)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of halar. With an accent, haló is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of halar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Anillo de luz que rodea el Sol o la Luna en el momente en que el cielo está parcialmente oscurecido por las…”.
What does halo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehalo (atmospheric phenomenon)
- 2
masculinehalo (nimbus around the head of a holy figure)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of halar
prefix
- 1
halo- (indicates salt)
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of halar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. Elemento compositivo que significa "sal".
noun: 1. Anillo de luz que rodea el Sol o la Luna en el momente en que el cielo está parcialmente oscurecido por las nubes. 2. Aureola, anillo o nimbo luminoso encontrado alrededor de las imágenes religiosas.
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 halo
- halos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to halo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is halo in Spanish?
halo appears 2.8 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).