constrictor
Spanish, adjective/konstɾiɡˈtoɾ/
constrictor is spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-I-C-T-O-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 112,257th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Constrictor is a Spanish adjective meaning “constricting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que constriñe (limita, oprime, restringe), aprieta, estrangula o causa constricción”.
What does constrictor mean in English?
adjective
- 1
constricting
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que constriñe (limita, oprime, restringe), aprieta, estrangula o causa constricción. 2. Se dice de los medicamentos que se emplean para cerrar o limitar la apertura de conductos u orificios corporales.
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 constrictor
- constrictora feminine
- constrictores masculine plural
- constrictoras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce constrictor?
- /konstɾiɡˈtoɾ/
- [kõns.t̪ɾiɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
- [kõnst̪ɾikˈt̪oɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is constrictor in Spanish?
constrictor appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).