estéril
Spanish, adjective/esˈteɾil/
estéril is spelled E-S-T-É-R-I-L (7 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 20,279th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estéril is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “sterile, infertile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dicho de un ser vivo, incapaz de engendrar descendencia”.
What does estéril mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesterile, infertile
- 2
femininemasculinefruitless, unproductive
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de un ser vivo, incapaz de engendrar descendencia. 2. Por extensión, incapaz de producir el fruto deseado o necesario, con especial referencia a la tierra. 3. Por extensión, dicho de un período de tiempo, tal que se ha experimentado escasez durante el mismo. 4. Libre de todo organismo vivo.
noun: 1. Capa de ganga interpuesta frente a una veta o filón aprovechable.
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 estéril
- estériles feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estéril?
- /esˈteɾil/
- [esˈt̪e.ɾil]
- [esˈt̪eɾil]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to estéril
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estéril in Spanish?
estéril appears 2.3 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).