muñeca
Spanish, noun/muˈɲeka/
muñeca is spelled M-U-Ñ-E-C-A (6 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,270th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Muñeca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “wrist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of muñeco (“doll”). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Articulación del cuerpo que une el brazo con la mano”.
What does muñeca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewrist
- 2
femininefemale equivalent of muñeco (“doll”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Articulación del cuerpo que une el brazo con la mano. 2. Figura hecha de distintos materiales, como la madera, el cartón, trapos o plástico, que reproduce a una mujer de cualquier edad, que sirve habitualmente de juguete y entretenimiento a las niñas. 3. Lío de trapos que se empapa en algún líquido, para limpiar, pulimentar o pintar. 4. Mujer muy atractiva o arreglada.
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 muñeca
- muñecas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce muñeca?
- /muˈɲeka/
- [muˈɲe.ka]
- [muˈɲeka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to muñeca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is muñeca in Spanish?
muñeca appears 9.8 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).