glacial
Spanish, adjective/ɡlaˈθjal/
glacial is spelled G-L-A-C-I-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 37,997th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Glacial is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “glacial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Muy frío o congelado”.
What does glacial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineglacial
- 2
femininemasculinefrigid, chilly, not cordial
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Muy frío o congelado. 2. Zona situada en los polos. 3. Desabrido, sin afecto.
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 glacial
- glaciales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce glacial?
- /ɡlaˈθjal/
- [ɡlaˈθjal]
- /ɡlaˈsjal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to glacial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is glacial in Spanish?
glacial appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).