proverbial
Spanish, adjective/pɾobeɾˈbjal/
proverbial is spelled P-R-O-V-E-R-B-I-A-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 46,380th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Proverbial is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “proverbial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o concierne al proverbio”.
What does proverbial 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 pertenece o concierne al proverbio. 2. Que contiene o hace uso de un proverbio. 3. Ampliamente conocido, sabido por la gran mayoría.
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 proverbial
- proverbiales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce proverbial?
- /pɾobeɾˈbjal/
- [pɾo.β̞eɾˈβ̞jal]
- [pɾoβ̞eɾˈβ̞jal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to proverbial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is proverbial in Spanish?
proverbial appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).