periglaciar
Spanish, adjective/peɾiɡlaˈθjaɾ/
periglaciar is spelled P-E-R-I-G-L-A-C-I-A-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 76 million words in written Spanish, the 301,588th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Periglaciar is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “periglacial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does periglaciar mean in English?
adjective
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femininemasculineperiglacial
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. El área que rodea a los glaciares, caracterizada por intensos ciclos de congelación y deshielo y por la presencia de permafrost.
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 periglaciar
- periglaciares feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce periglaciar?
- /peɾiɡlaˈθjaɾ/
- [pe.ɾi.ɣ̞laˈθjaɾ]
- /peɾiɡlaˈsjaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to periglaciar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is periglaciar in Spanish?
periglaciar appears about once in every 76 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).