haya
Spanish, noun/ˈaʝa/
haya is spelled H-A-Y-A (4 letters) and appears 219 times per million words in written Spanish, the 378th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Haya is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “beech, beech tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of haber. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Fagus sylvatica) Árbol de la familia de las fagáceas, de tronco grueso, corteza gris, ramas altas, y hojas…”.
What does haya mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebeech, beech tree
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Fagus sylvatica) Árbol de la familia de las fagáceas, de tronco grueso, corteza gris, ramas altas, y hojas ovaladas, de punta aguda, dentelladas y alternas. Posee flores masculinas y femeninas. Su fruto es el hayuco. 2. Por extensión, madera de la haya₁.
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 haya
- hayas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce haya?
- /ˈaʝa/
- [ˈa.ʝa]
- [ˈaʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to haya
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is haya in Spanish?
haya appears 219 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).