oficial
Spanish, noun/ofiˈθjal/
oficial is spelled O-F-I-C-I-A-L (7 letters) and appears 170 times per million words in written Spanish, the 498th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oficial is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “officer, official” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Militar con grado superior al suboficial”.
What does oficial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineofficial
noun
- 1
femininemasculineofficer, official
- 2
femininemasculineclerk, functionary
- 3
femininemasculineoffice worker, skilled worker
- 4
femininemasculinejourneyman
- 5
femininemasculineartisan
- 6
femininemasculinebutcher
- 7
femininemasculineexecutioner
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que depende o proviene de la autoridad, por antonomasia, del Estado. 2. Que tiene el reconocimiento de la autoridad o personas competentes. 3. Dicho de un alumno, que asiste a un centro de enseñanza estatal.
noun: 1. Militar con grado superior al suboficial. 2. Empleado de oficina. 3. En la administración pública, funcionario de menor rango que el jefe. 4. Persona que trabaja en un 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 oficial
- oficiales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oficial?
- /ofiˈθjal/
- [o.fiˈθjal]
- /ofiˈsjal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to oficial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is oficial in Spanish?
oficial appears 170 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).