penetrante
Spanish, adjective/peneˈtɾante/
penetrante is spelled P-E-N-E-T-R-A-N-T-E (10 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 33,004th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Penetrante is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “penetrating, piercing, penetrant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que penetra”.
What does penetrante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepenetrating, piercing, penetrant
- 2
femininemasculinepervasive
- 3
femininemasculinepungent, sharp, poignant (smell)
- 4
femininemasculineinsightful, keen, searching
- 5
femininemasculinebiting (e.g., biting cold, biting criticism)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que penetra. 2. Muy marcado y pronunciado.
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 penetrante
- penetrantes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce penetrante?
- /peneˈtɾante/
- [pe.neˈt̪ɾãn̪.t̪e]
- [peneˈt̪ɾãn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to penetrante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is penetrante in Spanish?
penetrante appears 1.1 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).