exigente
Spanish, adjective/eɡsiˈxente/
exigente is spelled E-X-I-G-E-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 13,623rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Exigente is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “demanding, picky, exacting, choosy, fussy, tough, fastidious, finicky (hard to please)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que exige, en especial si exige más de lo acostumbrado”.
What does exigente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinedemanding, picky, exacting, choosy, fussy, tough, fastidious, finicky (hard to please)
- 2
femininemasculinediscerning
Es seguro para impresionar incluso al conocedor más exigente.
- 3
femininemasculinedemanding, challenging, taxing
Cada nivel es más exigente que el anterior.
- 4
feminineinformalmasculinehigh-maintenance
- 5
femininemasculineexigent
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que exige, en especial si exige más de lo acostumbrado. 2. Difícil de contentar, inconforme. 3. Inflexible, duro, estricto, severo, riguroso. 4. Que requiere mucho esfuerzo o gasto.
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 exigente
- exigentes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce exigente?
- /eɡsiˈxente/
- [eɣ̞.siˈxẽn̪.t̪e]
- [eksiˈxẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to exigente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is exigente in Spanish?
exigente appears 4.2 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).