horrible
Spanish, adjective/oˈrible/
horrible is spelled H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E (8 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,658th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Horrible is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “horrible (causing horror)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que provoca o tiende a provocar horror”.
What does horrible mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinehorrible (causing horror)
- 2
femininemasculinehorrible (very bad)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que provoca o tiende a provocar horror. 2. Que es muy desagradable, que tiene mal aspecto. 3. Que es de mal gusto o de muy baja calidad. 4. Que es muy intenso.
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 horrible
- horribles feminine masculine plural
- horribilísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce horrible?
- /oˈrible/
- [oˈri.β̞le]
- [oˈriβ̞le]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to horrible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is horrible in Spanish?
horrible appears 32 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).