característica
Spanish, noun/kaɾaɡteˈɾistika/
característica is spelled C-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-Í-S-T-I-C-A (14 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,231st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Característica is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “characteristic, feature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of característico. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Elemento que permite distinguir a una persona o cosa de sus semejantes”.
What does característica mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecharacteristic, feature
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of característico
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Elemento que permite distinguir a una persona o cosa de sus semejantes. 2. La parte entera de un logaritmo. 3. Grupo de números que debe marcarse por teléfono para indicar la zona a donde se desea llamar.
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 característica
- características plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce característica?
- /kaɾaɡteˈɾistika/
- [ka.ɾaɣ̞.t̪eˈɾis.t̪i.ka]
- [kaɾakt̪eˈɾist̪ika]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to característica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is característica in Spanish?
característica appears 19 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).