frontal
/ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/adjective, noun
frontal is spelled F-R-O-N-T-A-L: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, frontal means “Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in frontal?
| Letters | 7: F-R-O-N-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is frontal?
Frontal appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce frontal?
- UK /ˈfɹʌn.təl/
- UK /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/
- US /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/
Frontal has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-frontal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of frontal
- frontals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does frontal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
- 2
Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
a frontal attack
- 3
Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
- 4
Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
- 5
Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between the eyes and to the anterior of this area.
- 6
Of or relating to a weather front.
noun
- 1
A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.
- 2
The façade of a building.
- 3
Ellipsis of frontal bone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Frontal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does frontal come from?
Borrowed from New Latin frontālis, from frons (“the forehead, brow, front”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to front + -al; cognate of French frontal. Doublet of frontalis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).