usura
Spanish, noun/uˈsuɾa/
usura is spelled U-S-U-R-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 38,543rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Usura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “usury” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Interés o porcentaje que se cobra por un préstamo, generalmente de dinero o del uso de un bien inmueble”.
What does usura mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineusury
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Interés o porcentaje que se cobra por un préstamo, generalmente de dinero o del uso de un bien inmueble. 2. Tasa exorbitante o porcentaje excesivo en los intereses sobre un préstamo. 3. Por extensión, cualquier ganancia, lucro o plusvalía que se obtiene, en particular si parecen excesivos o exagerados.
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 usura
- usuras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce usura?
- /uˈsuɾa/
- [uˈsu.ɾa]
- [uˈsuɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to usura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is usura in Spanish?
usura appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).