mandíbula
Spanish, noun/manˈdibula/
mandíbula is spelled M-A-N-D-Í-B-U-L-A (9 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,111th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mandíbula is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “jaw, mandible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conjunto de los huesos o cartílagos que se articulan formando la boca en los vertebrados o las estructuras…”.
What does mandíbula mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejaw, mandible
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Conjunto de los huesos o cartílagos que se articulan formando la boca en los vertebrados o las estructuras análogas que poseen algunos artrópodos. 2. Impropiamente, cada uno de las dos partes que conforman la mandíbula. 3. En particular, cada uno de los huesos de la región maxilar inferior (parte de abajo).
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 mandíbula
- mandíbulas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mandíbula?
- /manˈdibula/
- [mãn̪ˈd̪i.β̞u.la]
- [mãn̪ˈd̪iβ̞ula]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mandíbula
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mandíbula in Spanish?
mandíbula appears 4.9 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).