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causal

Spanish, noun/kauˈsal/

causal is spelled C-A-U-S-A-L (6 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,921st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Causal is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “reason or motive for something; grounds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Causa, motivo, razón, factor que produce otra cosa”.

What does causal mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculinecausal

noun

  1. 1

    femininereason or motive for something; grounds

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a la causa (en sus diferentes acepciones). 2. Se dice de una frase, oración, conjunción o vocablo que expresa o introduce motivo, razón o causa de otra cosa mencionada o por mencionarse. 3. Dicho de un sistema: que la señal de salida solo depende de valores presentes y pasados en el tiempo de la señal de entrada.

noun: 1. Causa, motivo, razón, factor que produce otra cosa.

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 causal

  • causales feminine masculine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce causal?

  • /kauˈsal/
  • [kau̯ˈsal]
  • [kawˈsal]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to causal

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is causal in Spanish?

causal appears 2.1 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).

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