siglo
Spanish, noun/ˈsiɡlo/
siglo is spelled S-I-G-L-O (5 letters) and appears 141 times per million words in written Spanish, the 605th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Siglo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “century” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Período de cien años”.
What does siglo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecentury
siglo XXI
- 2
masculineage (significant period of time)
- 3
masculineeon
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Período de cien años. 2. En particular, cada uno de los que se cuentan a partir de la fecha convencional de inicio del calendario. 3. Por extensión, período muy largo de tiempo. 4. Ámbito de la vida no religiosa.
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 siglo
- siglos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce siglo?
- /ˈsiɡlo/
- [ˈsi.ɣ̞lo]
- [ˈsiɣ̞lo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to siglo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is siglo in Spanish?
siglo appears 141 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).