hora
Spanish, noun/ˈoɾa/
hora is spelled H-O-R-A (4 letters) and appears 282 times per million words in written Spanish, the 287th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hora is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “hour (a time period of sixty minutes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cada una de las 24 partes de igual duración en que se divide el día, a su vez subdivididas cada una de ellas…”.
What does hora mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehour (a time period of sixty minutes)
Hay veinticuatro horas por el día.
- 2
femininetime (the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device)
¿Qué hora es?
- 3
femininehigh time (usually with "ya")
Ya es hora de ser abiertos y honestos entre nosotros.
- 4
femininehour, period (of class)
Tengo un examen a primera hora mañana.
- 5
Spaincolloquialfeminineappointment (e.g. with the doctor)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cada una de las 24 partes de igual duración en que se divide el día, a su vez subdivididas cada una de ellas en 60 minutos. 2. Tiempo señalado por el reloj. 3. Momento determinado del día en que normalmente se hace algo u ocurre algo. 4. Momento fijado de antemano para cierta actividad.
adverb: 1. Ahora.
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 hora
- horas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hora?
- /ˈoɾa/
- [ˈo.ɾa]
- [ˈoɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hora
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hora in Spanish?
hora appears 282 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).