madrugada
Spanish, noun/madɾuˈɡada/
madrugada is spelled M-A-D-R-U-G-A-D-A (9 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,689th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Madrugada is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “dawn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of madrugado. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Período nocturno comprendido entre la medianoche y el alba. Corresponde a las primeras horas del día…”.
What does madrugada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedawn
- 2
feminineearly hours of the morning, before dawn; the period of time between midnight and sunrise
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of madrugado
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Período nocturno comprendido entre la medianoche y el alba. Corresponde a las primeras horas del día calendario.
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 madrugada
- madrugadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce madrugada?
- /madɾuˈɡada/
- [ma.ð̞ɾuˈɣ̞a.ð̞a]
- [mað̞ɾuˈɣ̞að̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to madrugada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is madrugada in Spanish?
madrugada appears 17 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).