vieja
Spanish, noun/ˈbjexa/
vieja is spelled V-I-E-J-A (5 letters) and appears 76 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,169th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vieja is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “hag” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of viejo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mujer, respecto de sus hijos”.
What does vieja mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of viejo
- 2
femininehag
- 3
femininewife, (spouse): little woman
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of viejo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mujer, respecto de sus hijos. 2. Mujer de un matrimonio respecto de su cónyuge. 3. Persona de sexo femenino.
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 vieja
- viejas plural
- viejo masculine
- viejos masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vieja?
- /ˈbjexa/
- [ˈbje.xa]
- [ˈbjexa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vieja
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vieja in Spanish?
vieja appears 76 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).