superficial
Spanish, adjective/supeɾfiˈθjal/
superficial is spelled S-U-P-E-R-F-I-C-I-A-L (11 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,230th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Superficial is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “superficial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que esta, o pertenece o esta relacionado con la superficie”.
What does superficial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesuperficial
- 2
femininemasculineshallow (lacking substance)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que esta, o pertenece o esta relacionado con la superficie. 2. Que no tiene sustancia, que es ligero. 3. Que no es profundo.
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 superficial
- superficiales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce superficial?
- /supeɾfiˈθjal/
- [su.peɾ.fiˈθjal]
- /supeɾfiˈsjal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to superficial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is superficial in Spanish?
superficial appears 8.3 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).