leviatán
Spanish, noun/lebjaˈtan/
leviatán is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “leviathan (a sea monster of tremendous strength)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Monstruo marino descrito en el libro de Job, que suele interpretarse como la representación del demonio”.
What does leviatán mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineleviathan (a sea monster of tremendous strength)
- 2
masculineleviathan (something large; behemoth)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Monstruo marino descrito en el libro de Job, que suele interpretarse como la representación del demonio.
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 leviatán
- leviatanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leviatán?
- /lebjaˈtan/
- [le.β̞jaˈt̪ãn]
- [leβ̞jaˈt̪ãn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leviatán
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leviatán in Spanish?
leviatán 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).