secuela
Spanish, noun/seˈkwela/
secuela is spelled S-E-C-U-E-L-A (7 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,797th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Secuela is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “consequence, result” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Consecuencia o resultado, generalmente de carácter negativo, que sobreviene de un hecho determinado”.
What does secuela mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconsequence, result
- 2
feminineaftereffect/after-effect, effect
- 3
femininesequela (disease or condition which is caused by an earlier disease or problem)
- 4
femininesequel (a narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Consecuencia o resultado, generalmente de carácter negativo, que sobreviene de un hecho determinado. 2. Lesión o afección que surge como consecuencia de una enfermedad o un accidente. 3. Continuación de una película, serie, libro y obras narrativas en general (transliteración del inglés Sequel, no está en el Diccionario de la Real Academia Española). 4. Curso que sigue un pleito, juicio o causa.
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 secuela
- secuelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce secuela?
- /seˈkwela/
- [seˈkwe.la]
- [seˈkwela]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to secuela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is secuela in Spanish?
secuela appears 3.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).