indebido
Spanish, adjective[ĩn̪d̪eˈβ̞ið̞o]
indebido is spelled I-N-D-E-B-I-D-O (8 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 24,401st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indebido is a Spanish adjective meaning “undue, unowed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que no se debe hacer”.
What does indebido mean in English?
adjective
- 1
undue, unowed
- 2
illicit
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no se debe hacer. 2. Que no es lícito ni permitido. 3. Lo que no se debe exigir o cobrar. 4. Que no es producto del mérito o esfuerzo.
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 indebido
- indebida feminine
- indebidos masculine plural
- indebidas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indebido?
- [ĩn̪d̪eˈβ̞ið̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to indebido
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is indebido in Spanish?
indebido appears 1.8 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).