pontificio
Spanish, adjective/pontiˈfiθjo/
pontificio is spelled P-O-N-T-I-F-I-C-I-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 39,106th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pontificio is a Spanish adjective meaning “pontifical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o concierne al pontífice (obispo o prelado) y, por antonomasia al líder, de la iglesia católica…”.
What does pontificio mean in English?
adjective
- 1
pontifical
- 2
papal
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 pontífice (obispo o prelado) y, por antonomasia al líder, de la iglesia católica (el Papa).
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 pontificio
- pontificia feminine
- pontificios masculine plural
- pontificias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pontificio?
- /pontiˈfiθjo/
- [põn̪.t̪iˈfi.θjo]
- /pontiˈfisjo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pontificio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pontificio in Spanish?
pontificio 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).