orto
Spanish, noun/ˈoɾto/
orto is spelled O-R-T-O (4 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,621st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Orto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sunrise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Punto geográfico sobre el cual se ve aparecer el sol u otro astro en su salida”.
What does orto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesunrise
- 2
masculine-rise (of a given astronomical body)
noun
- 1
masculinevulgararse, anus
- 2
masculinevulgargood luck
prefix
- 1
ortho-
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Punto geográfico sobre el cual se ve aparecer el sol u otro astro en su salida. 2. Aparición o salida de un astro.
noun: 1. Conjunto de las dos nalgas. 2. Esfínter que cierra el orificio de salida del tracto digestivo. 3. Suerte o fortuna que tiene uno en algún asunto, especialmente si muy favorable.
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 orto
- ortos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce orto?
- /ˈoɾto/
- [ˈoɾ.t̪o]
- [ˈoɾt̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to orto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is orto in Spanish?
orto appears 22 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).