execrable

[ekseˈkɾaβ̞le]

/[ekseˈkɾaβ̞le]/ adj

The verdict

“execrable” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,872 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,872
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que merece condenarse, rechazarse o criticarse con severidad, por profanar algo considerado sagrado o muy valioso moralmente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-execrable · execrable · Spanish

execrable · rank #89,872 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,872
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH excavadores

Nearest frequency peer: excavadores (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “execrable”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “execrable” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for execrable
PropertyValue
Headwordexecrable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ekseˈkɾaβ̞le]
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “execrable” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).execrablecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “excavadores” (#89,870), “exiliaron” (#89,874), “evitaran” (#89,868). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “execrable” va en #89,872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

execrable is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,872 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ekseˈkɾaβ̞le]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que merece condenarse, rechazarse o criticarse con severidad, por profanar algo considerado sagrado o muy valioso moralmente.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for execrable, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is execrable, spelled E-X-E-C-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que merece condenarse, rechazarse o criticarse con severidad, por profanar algo considerado sagrado o muy valioso moralmente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how execrable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El asesinato es una conducta execrable y un crimen execrable.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "execrable"?
"execrable" is spelled E-X-E-C-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ekseˈkɾaβ̞le].
What does "execrable" mean?
As an adjective, "execrable" means: Que merece condenarse, rechazarse o criticarse con severidad, por profanar algo considerado sagrado o muy valioso moralmente.
How do you pronounce "execrable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "execrable" is [ekseˈkɾaβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "execrable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list