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noche

Spanish, noun/ˈnot͡ʃe/

noche is spelled N-O-C-H-E (5 letters) and appears 355 times per million words in written Spanish, the 224th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Noche is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “night (the period between sunset and sunrise)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tiempo entre dos días que coincide con el momento durante el cual el sol no da su luz”.

What does noche mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininenight (the period between sunset and sunrise)

    por la noche

  2. 2

    feminineevening (after sunset)

adverb

  1. 1

    Mexicoafter dark, (late) at night, nocturnally

    Me gusta jugar videojuegos noche.

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Tiempo entre dos días que coincide con el momento durante el cual el sol no da su luz 2. Tiempo o clima que hace durante ese momento. Hacer buena o mala noche 3. Desconcierto, oscuridad o pena.

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 noche

  • noches plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce noche?

  • /ˈnot͡ʃe/
  • [ˈno.t͡ʃe]
  • [ˈnot͡ʃe]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to noche

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is noche in Spanish?

noche appears 355 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).

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