hábil
Spanish, adjective/ˈabil/
hábil is spelled H-Á-B-I-L (5 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,540th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hábil is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “able, capable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que puede hacer muy bien algo”.
What does hábil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineable, capable
- 2
femininemasculinedeft, skillful
- 3
femininemasculinesuitable, adequate
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que puede hacer muy bien algo. 2. Que tiene las cualidades, condiciones o requisitos adecuados para algo.
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 hábil
- hábiles feminine masculine plural
- habilísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hábil?
- /ˈabil/
- [ˈa.β̞il]
- [ˈaβ̞il]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hábil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hábil in Spanish?
hábil appears 5.2 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).