quinquenal
Spanish, adjective/kinkeˈnal/
quinquenal is spelled Q-U-I-N-Q-U-E-N-A-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 52,113th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quinquenal is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “quinquennial, five-year” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que se lleva a cabo o se repite cada cinco años”.
What does quinquenal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinequinquennial, five-year
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que se lleva a cabo o se repite cada cinco años. 2. Que tiene un quinquenio o lustro de duración. 3. Que pertenece o concierne a un quinquenio o a un periodo de cinco años.
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 quinquenal
- quinquenales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quinquenal?
- /kinkeˈnal/
- [kĩŋ.keˈnal]
- [kĩŋkeˈnal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is quinquenal in Spanish?
quinquenal 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).