ilustre
Spanish, adjective
ilustre is spelled I-L-U-S-T-R-E (7 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,318th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ilustre is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “illustrious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of ilustrar. With an accent, ilustré is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of ilustrar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Insigne, célebre; famoso por su descollante logro o capacidad”.
What does ilustre mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineillustrious
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of ilustrar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Insigne, célebre; famoso por su descollante logro o capacidad. 2. De distinguida prosapia, familia, origen, etc. 3. Título de dignidad.
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 ilustre
- ilustres feminine masculine plural
- I. alternative abbreviation
- Il. alternative abbreviation
- Iltre. alternative abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ilustre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ilustre in Spanish?
ilustre appears 4.8 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).