sexenio
Spanish, noun/seɡˈsenjo/
sexenio is spelled S-E-X-E-N-I-O (7 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,054th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sexenio is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “six-year period” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Espacio de tiempo que comprende seis años”.
What does sexenio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesix-year period
- 2
masculinethe nonrenewable six-year term limit of the president of Mexico
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espacio de tiempo que comprende seis años. 2. Mandato de un Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, con una duración de seis años.
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 sexenio
- sexenios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sexenio?
- /seɡˈsenjo/
- [seɣ̞ˈse.njo]
- [sekˈsenjo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sexenio in Spanish?
sexenio appears 3.0 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).