espeluznante
Spanish, adjective/espeluθˈnante/
espeluznante is spelled E-S-P-E-L-U-Z-N-A-N-T-E (12 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 26,332nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espeluznante is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “hair-raising; creepy; spooky; horrifying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que causa una sensación de miedo o sobresalto extremo, provocando que se ericen los vellos del cuerpo debido…”.
What does espeluznante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinehair-raising; creepy; spooky; horrifying
- 2
femininemasculinegrisly
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que causa una sensación de miedo o sobresalto extremo, provocando que se ericen los vellos del cuerpo debido al terror o a la impresión profunda que genera.
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 espeluznante
- espeluznantes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espeluznante?
- /espeluθˈnante/
- [es.pe.luθ̬ˈnãn̪.t̪e]
- /espelusˈnante/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espeluznante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espeluznante in Spanish?
espeluznante appears 1.6 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).