tribal
Spanish, adjective/tɾiˈbal/
tribal is spelled T-R-I-B-A-L (6 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 18,462nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tribal is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “tribal (of or relating to tribes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Propio de o relativo a una tribu o a las tribus en general”.
What does tribal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinetribal (of or relating to tribes)
- 2
femininemasculinetribal (based on or organized according to tribes)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Propio de o relativo a una tribu o a las tribus en general.
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 tribal
- tribales feminine masculine plural
- tribual alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tribal?
- /tɾiˈbal/
- [t̪ɾiˈβ̞al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tribal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tribal in Spanish?
tribal appears 2.7 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).