bestial
Spanish, adjective/besˈtjal/
bestial is spelled B-E-S-T-I-A-L (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,514th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bestial is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “beastly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Brutal, irracional”.
What does bestial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinebeastly
- 2
femininemasculinemassive, huge, giant
- 3
femininemasculinetremendous, fantastic, awesome
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Brutal, irracional. 2. Extraordinario, impresionante.
noun: 1. Bestia vacuna, mular, caballar o asnal.
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 bestial
- bestiales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bestial?
- /besˈtjal/
- [besˈt̪jal]
- [best̪iˈal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bestial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bestial in Spanish?
bestial appears 1.3 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).