quincena
Spanish, noun/kinˈθena/
quincena is spelled Q-U-I-N-C-E-N-A (8 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,293rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quincena is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a period of fifteen days” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of quinceno. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lapso de quince días de duración”.
What does quincena mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea period of fifteen days
- 2
femininea half month period, specially applied for wage payment
- 3
femininewage payment amount (in a half month period)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of quinceno
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lapso de quince días de duración. 2. Salario que se recibe en algunos países cada quince días. 3. Conjunto formado por quince elementos. 4. Acertijo que consiste en obtener suficiente información para deducir la respuesta haciendo no más de quince preguntas.
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 quincena
- quincenas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quincena?
- /kinˈθena/
- [kĩn̟ˈθe.na]
- /kinˈsena/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quincena
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quincena in Spanish?
quincena appears 3.5 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).