fundamental
Spanish, adjective/fundamenˈtal/
fundamental is spelled F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L (11 letters) and appears 43 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,020th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fundamental is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “fundamental” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que es o es parte de lo esencial o principal de algo”.
What does fundamental 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 es o es parte de lo esencial o principal de algo. 2. Propio o relacionado con el fundamento o los principios en lo que se basa algo o la estructura que sostiene algo.
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 fundamental
- fundamentales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fundamental?
- /fundamenˈtal/
- [fũn̪.d̪a.mẽn̪ˈt̪al]
- [fũn̪d̪amẽn̪ˈt̪al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fundamental
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fundamental in Spanish?
fundamental appears 43 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).