seminal
Spanish, adjective/semiˈnal/
seminal is spelled S-E-M-I-N-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 54,740th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seminal is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “seminal (relating to seeds)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o concierne al semen de los machos”.
What does seminal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineseminal (relating to seeds)
- 2
femininemasculineseminal (relating to semen)
- 3
femininemasculineseminal; creative; inventive
- 4
femininemasculineseminal (highly influential)
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 semen de los machos. 2. Que pertenece o concierne a la semilla 3. Fecundo, fértil.
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 seminal
- seminales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce seminal?
- /semiˈnal/
- [se.miˈnal]
- [semiˈnal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to seminal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is seminal in Spanish?
seminal 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).