espectacular

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.pək.tə.kuˈlar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.pək.tə.kuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.pek.ta.kuˈlaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Adjective

espectacular m or f (masculine and feminine plural espectaculars)

1. spectacular

Derived terms

• espectacularment

Further reading

• “espectacular”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “espectacular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “espectacular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “espectacular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Adjective

espectacular m or f (plural espectaculares)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of espetacular; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Further reading

• “espectacular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espeɡtakuˈlaɾ/ [es.peɣ̞.t̪a.kuˈlaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: es‧pec‧ta‧cu‧lar

Adjective

espectacular m or f (masculine and feminine plural espectaculares)

1. spectacular

Derived terms

• espectacularidad
• espectacularmente

Related terms

• espectáculo

Further reading

• “espectacular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024