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dictatorial

Spanish, adjective/diɡtatoˈɾjal/

dictatorial is spelled D-I-C-T-A-T-O-R-I-A-L (11 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,333rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dictatorial is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “dictatorial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o concierne a una dictadura o a un dictador”.

What does dictatorial mean in English?

adjective

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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 una dictadura o a un dictador. 2. Referente al poder que se ejerce de manera absoluta, sin apego a ninguna restricción o contrapeso legal o constitucional.

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 dictatorial

  • dictatoriales feminine masculine plural

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

How do you pronounce dictatorial?

  • /diɡtatoˈɾjal/
  • [d̪iɣ̞.t̪a.t̪oˈɾjal]
  • [d̪ikt̪at̪oˈɾjal]

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

English words that translate to dictatorial

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

How common is dictatorial in Spanish?

dictatorial appears 2.5 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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