oncena
Spanish, noun/onˈθena/
oncena is spelled O-N-C-E-N-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 113,469th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oncena is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “A team of eleven players” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of onceno. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Grupo de los once jugadores activos en un partido y, por extensión, el equipo completo”.
What does oncena mean in English?
noun
- 1
MexicofeminineA team of eleven players.
- 2
feminineA period of eleven days in which students stay in boarding schools.
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of onceno
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grupo de los once jugadores activos en un partido y, por extensión, el equipo completo. 2. Grupo o conjunto con once elementos.
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 oncena
- oncenas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oncena?
- /onˈθena/
- [õn̟ˈθe.na]
- /onˈsena/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is oncena in Spanish?
oncena appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).