oral
Spanish, adjective/oˈɾal/
oral is spelled O-R-A-L (4 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,777th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oral is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “oral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Propio de la boca”.
What does oral 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. Propio de la boca. 2. De viva voz.
noun: 1. Velo con que el Papa se cubre la cabeza y la espalda en algunas ocasiones. 2. Velo corto que llevan las mujeres de algunas naciones, y especialmente las judías y turcas.
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 oral
- orales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oral?
- /oˈɾal/
- [oˈɾal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to oral
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is oral in Spanish?
oral appears 16 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).