excelente
Spanish, adjective/eɡsθeˈlente/
excelente is spelled E-X-C-E-L-E-N-T-E (9 letters) and appears 74 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,196th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Excelente is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “excellent, brilliant, superb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De suprema calidad, extremadamente bueno”.
What does excelente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineexcellent, brilliant, superb
- 2
femininemasculinecopacetic (US slang)
- 3
femininemasculinetiptop, topnotch, top notch
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De suprema calidad, extremadamente bueno
noun: 1. Moneda de oro de España, que antiguamente valía 2 castellanos.
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 excelente
- excelentes feminine masculine plural
- excelentísimo superlative
- excellente alternative obsolete
- exelente alternative misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce excelente?
- /eɡsθeˈlente/
- [eɣ̞s.θeˈlẽn̪.t̪e]
- /eɡseˈlente/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to excelente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is excelente in Spanish?
excelente appears 74 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).