instrumental
Spanish, adjective/instɾumenˈtal/
instrumental is spelled I-N-S-T-R-U-M-E-N-T-A-L (12 letters) and appears 4.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,540th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Instrumental is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “instrumental” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Propio del instrumento o relativo a él”.
What does instrumental mean in English?
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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. Propio del instrumento o relativo a él. 2. Que se usa como instrumento:. 3. Se dice de la música que se ejecuta solo con instrumentos, sin voces. 4. Propio o relativo a los instrumentos musicales.
noun: 1. Conjunto de instrumentos para determinado fin o de alguna profesión. 2. Uno de los casos gramaticales.
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 instrumental
- instrumentales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce instrumental?
- /instɾumenˈtal/
- [ĩns.t̪ɾu.mẽn̪ˈt̪al]
- [ĩnst̪ɾumẽn̪ˈt̪al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to instrumental
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is instrumental in Spanish?
instrumental appears 4.7 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).