execrable
/ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/adjective
execrable is spelled E-X-E-C-R-A-B-L-E: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, execrable means “Of the poorest quality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in execrable?
| Letters | 9: E-X-E-C-R-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is execrable?
Execrable appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce execrable?
- US /ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/
- US /ˈɛksəkɹəbl/
- US /ˈɛkskɹəbl/
Execrable has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-execrable.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of execrable
- more execrable comparative
- most execrable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does execrable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of the poorest quality.
As execrable as the Supreme Court’s decisions have been, they are of a piece with the conservative rulings from lower court judges who see no issue with laundering a revanchist policy agenda through contorted rulings.
- 2
Hateful, disgusting.
But is an enemy so execrable, that, though in captivity, his wishes and comforts are to be disregarded and even crossed? I think not. It is for the benefit of mankind to mitigate the horrors of war as much as possible.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Execrable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exécrable |
| German | armselig, erbärmlich , abscheulich, grässlich, widerwärtig |
| Portuguese | execrável |
| Spanish | execrable |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does execrable come from?
From Old French execrable, from Latin execrabilis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).