maxilar
Spanish, adjective/maɡsiˈlaɾ/
maxilar is spelled M-A-X-I-L-A-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maxilar is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “maxillary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o concierne a la mandíbula o quijada (las piezas de hueso o cartílago que forman la boca de los…”.
What does maxilar mean in English?
adjective
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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. Que pertenece o concierne a la mandíbula o quijada (las piezas de hueso o cartílago que forman la boca de los vertebrados, en las cuales están los dientes).
noun: 1. Cada uno de los huesos de la cara que se articula formando la boca en los vertebrados, dos en la parte de arriba o superior y uno en la de abajo o inferior. 2. En particular, cada uno de los huesos de la región maxilar₁ superior, por oposición a la mandíbula o maxilar inferior.
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 maxilar
- maxilares feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maxilar?
- /maɡsiˈlaɾ/
- [maɣ̞.siˈlaɾ]
- [maksiˈlaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maxilar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maxilar in Spanish?
maxilar appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).