desagradable
Spanish, adjective/desaɡɾaˈdable/
desagradable is spelled D-E-S-A-G-R-A-D-A-B-L-E (12 letters) and appears 9.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,527th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desagradable is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful, off-putting, displeasing, unpleasing, bad, rude, unsavory, uncomfortable, unlikable, objectionable…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que no causa buena sensación; que produce un sentimiento de rechazo, disgusto, molestia o desagrado; que…”.
What does desagradable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineunpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful, off-putting, displeasing, unpleasing, bad, rude, unsavory, uncomfortable, unlikable, objectionable, painful, uncongenial, crappy, gnarly (US slang)
Ella tendrá una sorpresa muy desagradable.
- 2
femininemasculinenasty, ugly, unkind, objectionable, unsightly (e.g., person, behavior)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no causa buena sensación; que produce un sentimiento de rechazo, disgusto, molestia o desagrado; que desagrada o no es grato.
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 desagradable
- desagradables feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desagradable?
- /desaɡɾaˈdable/
- [d̪e.sa.ɣ̞ɾaˈð̞a.β̞le]
- [d̪esaɣ̞ɾaˈð̞aβ̞le]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desagradable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desagradable in Spanish?
desagradable appears 9.3 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).