preternatural
Spanish, adjective/pɾeteɾnatuˈɾal/
preternatural is spelled P-R-E-T-E-R-N-A-T-U-R-A-L (13 letters) and appears about once in every 42 million words in written Spanish, the 229,525th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preternatural is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “preternatural” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que se halla fuera del ser y estado natural de una cosa”.
What does preternatural 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 se halla fuera del ser y estado natural de una cosa.
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 preternatural
- preternaturales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preternatural?
- /pɾeteɾnatuˈɾal/
- [pɾe.t̪eɾ.na.t̪uˈɾal]
- [pɾet̪eɾnat̪uˈɾal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to preternatural
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is preternatural in Spanish?
preternatural appears about once in every 42 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).