novena
Spanish, noun/noˈbena/
novena is spelled N-O-V-E-N-A (6 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,921st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Novena is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “novena” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of noveno. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Período de oración ofrecido durante nueve días consecutivos, para alguna celebración, solemnidad o petición”.
What does novena mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenovena
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of noveno
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Período de oración ofrecido durante nueve días consecutivos, para alguna celebración, solemnidad o petición.
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 novena
- novenas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce novena?
- /noˈbena/
- [noˈβ̞e.na]
- [noˈβ̞ena]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to novena
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is novena in Spanish?
novena appears 5.0 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).