horca
Spanish, noun/ˈoɾka/
horca is spelled H-O-R-C-A (5 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 23,682nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Horca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “gallows” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vara o palo cuyo extremo se bifurca en varias puntas”.
What does horca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegallows
- 2
femininepitchfork
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vara o palo cuyo extremo se bifurca en varias puntas. 2. En particular, herramienta formada por un asta acabada en varias puntas, que se emplea para mover material suelto, como heno u hojarasca. 3. Yugo en forma de horca₁ que se empleaba antiguamente para pasear públicamente a los vencidos en batalla o a los condenados a penas de escarnio. 4. Dispositivo similar a una horca₃ que se coloca al cuello de los animales para impedirles pasar entre cercados.
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 horca
- horcas plural
- forca alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce horca?
- /ˈoɾka/
- [ˈoɾ.ka]
- [ˈoɾka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to horca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is horca in Spanish?
horca appears 1.9 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).