gentil
Spanish, noun/xenˈtil/
gentil is spelled G-E-N-T-I-L (6 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,278th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gentil is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “gentile (non-Jew)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does gentil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinekind, nice
- 2
femininemasculinegentile (non-Jewish)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinegentile (non-Jew)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a un grupo de gentes distinto del del hablante. 2. En particular, no judío. 3. En particular, que profesa una religión no judeocristiana. 4. En particular, propio de, relativo o perteneciente a los habitantes de la época preincaica.
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 gentil
- gentiles feminine masculine plural
- gentilísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gentil?
- /xenˈtil/
- [xẽn̪ˈt̪il]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gentil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gentil in Spanish?
gentil appears 3.2 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).