formidable
Spanish, adjective/foɾmiˈdable/
formidable is spelled F-O-R-M-I-D-A-B-L-E (10 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,797th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Formidable is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “formidable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que infunde un gran temor”.
What does formidable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineformidable
- 2
femininemasculinegreat, fantastic
- 3
femininemasculinetremendous
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que infunde un gran temor. 2. Que supera por mucho en tamaño a lo que es de su mismo tipo. 3. Que está pleno de cualidades positivas en grado superlativo.
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 formidable
- formidables feminine masculine plural
- formidabilísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce formidable?
- /foɾmiˈdable/
- [foɾ.miˈð̞a.β̞le]
- [foɾmiˈð̞aβ̞le]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to formidable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is formidable in Spanish?
formidable appears 3.4 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).