This is the 3669th most frequent Spanish word.
octava
"Octava" means "eighth" or "octave" in English, depending on context.
The word 'octava' here is used as an ordinal number to denote the eighth occurrence of an event.
Esta es la octava vez que visito este lugar.
This is the eighth time I visit this place.
In this sentence, 'octava' refers to an octave in music, representing a series of eight notes.
La octava es la nota musical que da inicio a una nueva escala.
The octave is the musical note that starts a new scale.
Here, 'octava' denotes the sequential order of an annual event by year.