frontal
Spanish, noun/fɾonˈtal/
frontal is spelled F-R-O-N-T-A-L (7 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,770th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Frontal is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “frontal bone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ornamento que cubre la parte frontal₁ del altar en las iglesias”.
What does frontal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefrontal
noun
- 1
masculinefrontal bone
- 2
masculinefrontalis, frontalis muscle
- 3
masculineheadtorch
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Propio de o relativo al frente de una cosa. 2. Propio de o relativo a la frente de una persona. 3. Dicho de un movimiento o fuerza, directamente enfrentado a otro.
noun: 1. Ornamento que cubre la parte frontal₁ del altar en las iglesias. 2. Hueso del cráneo, que conforma su parte frontal₁ y superior. 3. Correa de la muserola que la fija a la frente del caballo. 4. Vehículo automóvil, generalmente para transportar pasajeros o mercaderías, cuyo motor está ubicado en la parte principal del chasis, sin ocupar un volumen adicional, de modo que el parabrisas sea vertical y el conductor se ubique justo detrás de este.
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 frontal
- frontales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce frontal?
- /fɾonˈtal/
- [fɾõn̪ˈt̪al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to frontal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is frontal in Spanish?
frontal appears 7.6 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).