jovial
Spanish, adjective/xoˈbjal/
jovial is spelled J-O-V-I-A-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 46,983rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jovial is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “cheerful, jovial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Perteneciente a Jove o Júpiter”.
What does jovial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecheerful, jovial
- 2
femininemasculineJovian
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Perteneciente a Jove o Júpiter. 2. Alegre, festivo, apacible.
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 jovial
- joviales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jovial?
- /xoˈbjal/
- [xoˈβ̞jal]
- [xoβ̞iˈal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jovial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jovial in Spanish?
jovial appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).