dental
Spanish, adjective/denˈtal/
dental is spelled D-E-N-T-A-L (6 letters) and appears 4.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,540th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dental is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “dental” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Propio de los dientes o relacionado con ellos”.
What does dental mean in English?
adjective
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Near-synonym: dentífrico
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Propio de los dientes o relacionado con ellos. 2. Se dice de la consonante que se pronuncia llevando la punta de la lengua contra la cara interna de los incisivos.
noun: 1. En el arado, palo que sostiene la reja. 2. Piedra o hierro en un tablón de madera, o trillo, que se usa para romper y cortar la paja.
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 dental
- dentales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dental?
- /denˈtal/
- [d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dental
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dental in Spanish?
dental appears 4.7 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).