débil
Spanish, adjective/ˈdebil/
débil is spelled D-É-B-I-L (5 letters) and appears 24 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,394th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Débil is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “weak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De poca fortaleza, que carece de fuerza física”.
What does débil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De poca fortaleza, que carece de fuerza física. 2. De poca o mala salud. 3. Frágil.
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 débil
- débiles feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce débil?
- /ˈdebil/
- [ˈd̪e.β̞il]
- [ˈd̪eβ̞il]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to débil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is débil in Spanish?
débil appears 24 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).