matriarcal
Spanish, adjective/matɾjaɾˈkal/
matriarcal is spelled M-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-A-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 90,681st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matriarcal is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “matriarchal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Relativo al matriarcado”.
What does matriarcal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relativo al matriarcado.
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 matriarcal
- matriarcales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matriarcal?
- /matɾjaɾˈkal/
- [ma.t̪ɾjaɾˈkal]
- [mat̪ɾjaɾˈkal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to matriarcal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is matriarcal in Spanish?
matriarcal appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).