literal
Spanish, adjective/liteˈɾal/
literal is spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-L (7 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,155th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Literal is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “literal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Letra por letra”.
What does literal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineliteral
adverb
- 1
colloquialliterally
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Letra por letra. 2. Relacionado a la literatura. 3. Tal cual.
adverb: 1. Literalmente, efectivamente.
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 literal
- literales feminine masculine plural
- lit alternative Internet adverb
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce literal?
- /liteˈɾal/
- [li.t̪eˈɾal]
- [lit̪eˈɾal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to literal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is literal in Spanish?
literal 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).