espiritual
Spanish, noun/espiɾiˈtwal/
espiritual is spelled E-S-P-I-R-I-T-U-A-L (10 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,683rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espiritual is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “spiritual (a Christian religious song)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Canto religioso protestante surgido en EEUU a fines del s. XVIII entre los esclavos afroamericanos. Es un…”.
What does espiritual mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinespiritual
noun
- 1
masculinespiritual (a Christian religious song)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que tiene características del espíritu o está relacionado con este. 2. Que no tiene interés en las cosas materiales. 3. Que se relaciona con la religión o con algún credo, por oposición a temporal o material.
noun: 1. Canto religioso protestante surgido en EEUU a fines del s. XVIII entre los esclavos afroamericanos. Es un canto grupal en que un solista suele cantar una frase y un coro le responde.
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 espiritual
- espirituales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espiritual?
- /espiɾiˈtwal/
- [es.pi.ɾiˈt̪wal]
- [espiɾiˈt̪wal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espiritual
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espiritual in Spanish?
espiritual appears 22 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).