deplorable
Spanish, adjective/deploˈɾable/
deplorable is spelled D-E-P-L-O-R-A-B-L-E (10 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,583rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deplorable is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “deplorable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que merece compasión o lástima”.
What does deplorable mean in English?
adjective
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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. Que merece compasión o lástima 2. Que se encuentra en muy mal estado 3. Que merece censura moral
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 deplorable
- deplorables feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce deplorable?
- /deploˈɾable/
- [d̪e.ploˈɾa.β̞le]
- [d̪eploˈɾaβ̞le]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to deplorable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is deplorable in Spanish?
deplorable appears 2.1 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).