lateral
Spanish, noun/lateˈɾal/
lateral is spelled L-A-T-E-R-A-L (7 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,046th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lateral is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “lateral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Jugador que se mueve por el lateral del campo de juego, generalmente con funciones defensivas pero también da…”.
What does lateral mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinelateral, to the side
- 2
femininemasculinelateral
noun
- 1
femininemasculinelateral
- 2
femininemasculinefull-back, fullback (a player who plays on the left or right side of defence)
- 3
femininemasculinethrow-in
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Ubicado a un lado de algo. 2. Perteneciente a los sonidos generados al bloquear parcialmente la salida de la corriente de aire con la punta de la lengua tocando la cresta alveolar, dejando espacio en uno o ambos lados de oclusión para el paso del aire.
noun: 1. Jugador que se mueve por el lateral del campo de juego, generalmente con funciones defensivas pero también da opciones de pase y de ruptura para iniciar un ataque.
noun: 1. Costado, parte lateral (de algo). 2. Saque lateral.
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 lateral
- laterales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lateral?
- /lateˈɾal/
- [la.t̪eˈɾal]
- [lat̪eˈɾal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lateral
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lateral in Spanish?
lateral appears 12 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).