orbital
Spanish, noun/oɾbiˈtal/
orbital is spelled O-R-B-I-T-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 37,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Orbital is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “orbital” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Región del espacio en torno al núcleo atómico en la que la probabilidad de encontrar al electrón es elevada”.
What does orbital mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineorbital (of or relating to an orbit)
- 2
femininemasculineorbital (of or relating to the eye socket)
noun
- 1
masculineorbital
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Perteneciente o relacionado con la órbita.
noun: 1. Región del espacio en torno al núcleo atómico en la que la probabilidad de encontrar al electrón es elevada.
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 orbital
- orbitales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce orbital?
- /oɾbiˈtal/
- [oɾ.β̞iˈt̪al]
- [oɾβ̞iˈt̪al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to orbital
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is orbital in Spanish?
orbital 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).