novel
Spanish, noun
novel is spelled N-O-V-E-L (5 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 32,530th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Novel is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “newbie, green” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, nóvel is a different word: “newbie, newcomer”.
What does novel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinenovel, new
noun
- 1
femininemasculinenewbie, green
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefresh, new
noun
- 1
femininemasculinenewbie, newcomer
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de una persona, que se inicia en un arte u oficio.
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 novel
- noveles feminine masculine plural
- nóveles feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to novel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is novel in Spanish?
novel appears 1.1 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).