palatal
Spanish, noun/palaˈtal/
palatal is spelled P-A-L-A-T-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 105,087th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Palatal is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “palatal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Consonante o fonema que se articula de modo palatal₂”.
What does palatal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepalatal
noun
- 1
femininepalatal
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 concierne al paladar (parte superior de la cavidad bucal). 2. Se dice del sonido que se articula acercando o tocando el paladar duro con la lengua.
noun: 1. Consonante o fonema que se articula de modo palatal₂.
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 palatal
- palatales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce palatal?
- /palaˈtal/
- [pa.laˈt̪al]
- [palaˈt̪al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to palatal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is palatal in Spanish?
palatal appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).