despreciable
Spanish, adjective/despɾeˈθjable/
despreciable is spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-C-I-A-B-L-E (12 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,293rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Despreciable is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “despicable, contemptible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Digno de poca o ninguna estima”.
What does despreciable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinedespicable, contemptible
- 2
femininemasculinenegligible
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Digno de poca o ninguna estima. 2. Escaso, en poca cantidad.
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 despreciable
- despreciables feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce despreciable?
- /despɾeˈθjable/
- [d̪es.pɾeˈθja.β̞le]
- /despɾeˈsjable/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to despreciable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is despreciable in Spanish?
despreciable appears 3.9 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).