# horrendous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /həˈɹɛndəs/ · frequency rank #16,491

## Definitions
1. Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin horrendus, future passive participle (gerundive) of horreō (“I dread”) + -ous.

## Common misspellings (13)
`hhorrendous`, `horendous`, `horerndous`, `horrednous`, `horrenddous`, `horrendosu`, `horrendouss`, `horrenduos`, `horrenndous`, `horrenodus`, `horrnedous`, `hrorendous`, `ohrrendous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/horrendous