señora
Spanish, noun
señora is spelled S-E-Ñ-O-R-A (6 letters) and appears 83 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,057th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Señora is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Ms; a title or form of address for a woman; formerly for a married, divorced, or widowed woman and now commonly for any adult woman…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of señor. With a capital, Señora is a different word: “alternative letter-case form of señora, used before a name”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Forma respetuosa de referirse a una mujer. Utilizado comúnmente para mujeres adultas o de edad madura”.
What does señora mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineMs; a title or form of address for a woman; formerly for a married, divorced, or widowed woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status, depending on the region
- 2
femininelady
- 3
femininewife
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of señor
noun
- 1
femininealternative letter-case form of señora, used before a name
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Forma respetuosa de referirse a una mujer. Utilizado comúnmente para mujeres adultas o de edad madura. 2. Mujer que tiene una posición elevada en el terreno político, cultural, artístico, económico, etc. 3. Mujer casada, divorciada o viuda. 4. La ama de casa respecto a sus criados.
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 señora
- señoras plural
- señor masculine
- señores masculine plural
- señorita diminutive
- Señoras plural
- Señor masculine
- Señores masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to señora
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is señora in Spanish?
señora appears 83 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).