ocre
Spanish, noun/ˈokɾe/
ocre is spelled O-C-R-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 39,622nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ocre is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ochre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Variedad de arcilla rica en hematites, que le da ese color característico. Se utiliza para pintar”.
What does ocre mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineochre
adjective
- 1
ochre
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Color amarillo oscuro, tirando ligeramente a café.
noun: 1. Variedad de arcilla rica en hematites, que le da ese color característico. Se utiliza para pintar.
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 ocre
- ocres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ocre?
- /ˈokɾe/
- [ˈo.kɾe]
- [ˈokɾe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ocre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ocre in Spanish?
ocre appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).