sierra
Spanish, noun/ˈsjera/
sierra is spelled S-I-E-R-R-A (6 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,774th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sierra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “saw (tool)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of serrar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Herramienta que sirve para cortar madera u otros materiales. Consiste en una hoja con el filo dentado y se…”.
What does sierra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesaw (tool)
- 2
femininemountain range
Sierra Madre Occidental
- 3
femininesawfish
- 4
femininesnoek (Thyrsites atun)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Herramienta que sirve para cortar madera u otros materiales. Consiste en una hoja con el filo dentado y se maneja a mano o por otras fuentes de energía, como vapor, agua o electricidad. 2. Cordillera de montes o peñascos cortados. 3. Un pez comestible (Thyrsites atun).
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 sierra
- sierras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sierra?
- /ˈsjera/
- [ˈsje.ra]
- [ˈsjera]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sierra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sierra in Spanish?
sierra appears 30 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).