intelectual
Spanish, adjective/inteleɡˈtwal/
intelectual is spelled I-N-T-E-L-E-C-T-U-A-L (11 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,658th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intelectual is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “intellectual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Perteneciente o relativo al entendimiento”.
What does intelectual 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. Perteneciente o relativo al entendimiento. 2. Espiritual o sin cuerpo. 3. Dicho de una persona: Dedicada preferentemente al cultivo de las ciencias y letras.
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 intelectual
- intelectuales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intelectual?
- /inteleɡˈtwal/
- [ĩn̪.t̪e.leɣ̞ˈt̪wal]
- [ĩn̪t̪elekˈt̪wal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intelectual
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intelectual in Spanish?
intelectual appears 32 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).