excepcional
Spanish, adjective/eɡsθebθjoˈnal/
excepcional is spelled E-X-C-E-P-C-I-O-N-A-L (11 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,995th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Excepcional is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “exceptional” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o concierne a una excepción”.
What does excepcional 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 pertenece o concierne a una excepción. 2. Que está fuera de lo común o lo normal. 3. Muy bueno, fantástico, estupendo. 4. Dicho de una persona, que posee algún tipo de discapacidad intelectual o psicosocial (como síndrome de Down, parálisis cerebral, autismo, etc.)
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 excepcional
- excepcionales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce excepcional?
- /eɡsθebθjoˈnal/
- [eɣ̞s.θeβ̞.θjoˈnal]
- /eɡsebsjoˈnal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to excepcional
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is excepcional in Spanish?
excepcional appears 10 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).