original
Spanish, adjective/oɾixiˈnal/
original is spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L (8 letters) and appears 89 times per million words in written Spanish, the 987th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Original is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “original” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o está relacionado con el origen o comienzo de algo”.
What does original 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 está relacionado con el origen o comienzo de algo. 2. Que es nuevo, innovador. 3. Algo que es fuente para realizar copias, imitaciones, traducciones, etc. 4. Algo que se crea o se prepara o se presenta por primera vez.
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 original
- originales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce original?
- /oɾixiˈnal/
- [o.ɾi.xiˈnal]
- [oɾixiˈnal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to original
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is original in Spanish?
original appears 89 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).