individual
Spanish, noun/indibiˈdwal/
individual is spelled I-N-D-I-V-I-D-U-A-L (10 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,709th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Individual is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “place mat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mantel individual”.
What does individual mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineindividual
- 2
femininemasculinecase-by-case
- 3
femininemasculineone-on-one (e.g., relationship or bond)
- 4
femininemasculineone-man (e.g., a one-man show)
- 5
femininemasculinepersonal, individualized
noun
- 1
masculineplace mat
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Propio o relacionado con el individuo. 2. Particular, separado. 3. Dicho de un partido de tenis, que cada bando consiste de un único jugador.
noun: 1. Mantel individual.
noun: 1. Exposición de un único artista.
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 individual
- individuales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce individual?
- /indibiˈdwal/
- [ĩn̪.d̪i.β̞iˈð̞wal]
- [ĩn̪d̪iβ̞iˈð̞wal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to individual
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is individual in Spanish?
individual appears 31 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).