hembra
Spanish, noun/ˈembɾa/
hembra is spelled H-E-M-B-R-A (6 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,927th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hembra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “female” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En las especies de seres vivos que poseen diferenciación sexual, aquél individuo que produce los huevos, es…”.
What does hembra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. En las especies de seres vivos que poseen diferenciación sexual, aquél individuo que produce los huevos, es decir, los gametos de mayor tamaño. En algunas especies animales, es también la que aloja ambos gametos durante la fertilización y, en los vivíparos, durante la preñez. 2. Pieza mecánica o electrónica de forma hueca en la que se encaja otra. 3. Anilla de metal unida a una fijación en forma de tornillo o tarugo. 4. En la baraja española, el as de bastos.
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 hembra
- hembras plural
- fembra alternative obsolete
- henbra alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hembra?
- /ˈembɾa/
- [ˈẽm.bɾa]
- [ˈẽmbɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hembra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hembra in Spanish?
hembra appears 7.4 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).