hola
Spanish, interjection/ˈola/
hola is spelled H-O-L-A (4 letters) and appears 191 times per million words in written Spanish, the 431st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hola is a Spanish interjection meaning “hello, hi, hey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Expresión de saludo utilizada entre dos o más personas de trato familiar, sin importar el momento del día ni…”.
What does hola mean in English?
interjection
- 1
hello, hi, hey
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás?
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Expresión de saludo utilizada entre dos o más personas de trato familiar, sin importar el momento del día ni las circunstancias. 2. Expresión de sorpresa.
interjection: 1. Se utiliza para contestar el teléfono. 2. También cuando no se oye al otro interlocutor.
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 hola
- ¡hola! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hola?
- /ˈola/
- [ˈo.la]
- [ˈola]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hola
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hola in Spanish?
hola appears 191 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).