monja
Spanish, noun/ˈmonxa/
monja is spelled M-O-N-J-A (5 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,318th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Monja is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “nun, monkess” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Religiosa sujeta a una de las órdenes aprobadas por la Iglesia, que ha hecho votos de pobreza, castidad y…”.
What does monja mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenun, monkess
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Religiosa sujeta a una de las órdenes aprobadas por la Iglesia, que ha hecho votos de pobreza, castidad y obediencia.
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 monja
- monjas plural
- monje masculine
- monjes masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce monja?
- /ˈmonxa/
- [ˈmõŋ.xa]
- [ˈmõŋxa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to monja
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is monja in Spanish?
monja appears 4.8 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).