medianoche
Spanish, noun/medjaˈnot͡ʃe/
medianoche is spelled M-E-D-I-A-N-O-C-H-E (10 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,770th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Medianoche is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “midnight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mitad de la noche; 12:00 am; según un reloj de 12 horas, 12:00 de la noche; según un reloj de 24 horas, 00:00”.
What does medianoche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemidnight
Me voy a dormir a medianoche
- 2
femininea small meat pie
- 3
femininea type of sandwich with spherical shaped roles and meats ranging from Sobrasada sausage, York ham or chorizo, containing cheese and even sometimes pieces of a Spanish omelette
- 4
femininea roll used for said sandwich
- 5
Mexicofemininehot dog bun
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mitad de la noche; 12:00 am; según un reloj de 12 horas, 12:00 de la noche; según un reloj de 24 horas, 00:00.
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 medianoche
- medianoches plural
- media noche alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce medianoche?
- /medjaˈnot͡ʃe/
- [me.ð̞jaˈno.t͡ʃe]
- [með̞jaˈnot͡ʃe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to medianoche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is medianoche in Spanish?
medianoche appears 7.6 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).