germinal
[xeɾmiˈnal]
The verdict
“germinal” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #60,052 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #60,052
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne al germen (en sus diferentes acepciones).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | germinal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [xeɾmiˈnal] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #60,052 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “germinal” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for germinal is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xeɾmiˈnal]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,052 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for germinal in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is germinal, spelled G-E-R-M-I-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Que pertenece o concierne al germen (en sus diferentes acepciones).
- 2En el calendario francés de la Revolución empleado entre 1792 y 1806, séptimo mes (entre el 21 de marzo y el 19 de abril).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “germinal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-E-R-M-I-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [xeɾmiˈnal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.