leal
Spanish, adjective/leˈal/
leal is spelled L-E-A-L (4 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,633rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leal is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que guarda a personas o cosas con la debida fidelidad”.
What does leal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineadhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest, loyal, true
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que guarda a personas o cosas con la debida fidelidad. 2. Fidedigno, verídico y fiel, en el trato o en el desempeño de un oficio o cargo. 3. Acciones propias de un hombre fiel. 4. Se dice de un animal doméstico, como el perro o el caballo: Que muestra al hombre cierta especie de amor, fidelidad y reconocimiento.
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 leal
- leales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leal?
- /leˈal/
- [leˈal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leal in Spanish?
leal appears 11 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).