espectral
Portuguese, adjective/is.pekˈtɾaw/
espectral is spelled E-S-P-E-C-T-R-A-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 44,272nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espectral is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “spectral (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que apresenta aspecto fantasmagórico; de aparência fantástica ou sobrenatural”.
What does espectral mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinespectral (all senses)
- 2
femininemasculineghostly
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que apresenta aspecto fantasmagórico; de aparência fantástica ou sobrenatural 2. relativo à função que registra a distribuição de energia numa onda (como a luminosa) ou feixe de partículas, que se expressa em valores pertinentes como o comprimento de onda, frequência e outros
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of espectral
- espectrais plural
- espetral alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espectral?
- Brazil /is.pekˈtɾaw/
- Brazil [is.pekˈtɾaʊ̯]
- Brazil /es.pekˈtɾaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espectral
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espectral in Portuguese?
espectral appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).