lúgubre
Spanish, adjective/ˈluɡubɾe/
lúgubre is spelled L-Ú-G-U-B-R-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 39,106th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lúgubre is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “lugubrious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Extremadamente triste, melancólico o deprimente”.
What does lúgubre mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinelugubrious
- 2
femininemasculinemournful, gloomy
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Extremadamente triste, melancólico o deprimente
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 lúgubre
- lúgubres feminine masculine plural
- lugubérrimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lúgubre?
- /ˈluɡubɾe/
- [ˈlu.ɣ̞u.β̞ɾe]
- [ˈluɣ̞uβ̞ɾe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lúgubre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lúgubre in Spanish?
lúgubre appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).