informal
Spanish, adjective/infoɾˈmal/
informal is spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-A-L (8 letters) and appears 7.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,486th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Informal is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “informal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que no sigue o tiene las formas, reglas, normas o convenciones establecidas”.
What does informal 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 no sigue o tiene las formas, reglas, normas o convenciones establecidas. 2. Que no requiere formalidad, gravedad o solemnidad. 3. Que vende artículos a pequeña escala por las calles, plazas, etc. 4. Se dice de las actividades económicas, como negocios, empleos, etc., que no se ubican fácilmente dentro de los parámetros o clasificaciones convencionales y normalmente contempladas en la legislación.
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 informal
- informales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce informal?
- /infoɾˈmal/
- [ĩɱ.foɾˈmal]
- [ĩɱfoɾˈmal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to informal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is informal in Spanish?
informal appears 7.9 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).