cónclave
Spanish, noun/ˈkonklabe/
cónclave is spelled C-Ó-N-C-L-A-V-E (8 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 33,004th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cónclave is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “conclave (a closed meeting in which the elector cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church choose a new pope)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Asamblea de los cardenales de la Iglesia católica reunidos para elegir al sumo pontífice, así como el sitio…”.
What does cónclave mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineconclave (a closed meeting in which the elector cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church choose a new pope)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Asamblea de los cardenales de la Iglesia católica reunidos para elegir al sumo pontífice, así como el sitio donde se encierran con llave para llevar a cabo tal objetivo.
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 cónclave
- cónclaves plural
- conclave alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cónclave?
- /ˈkonklabe/
- [ˈkõŋ.kla.β̞e]
- [ˈkõŋklaβ̞e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cónclave
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cónclave in Spanish?
cónclave appears 1.1 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).