miserable
Spanish, adjective/miseˈɾable/
miserable is spelled M-I-S-E-R-A-B-L-E (9 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,995th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Miserable is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “miserable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que está en una condición o situación de pobreza, miseria, carencia o necesidad, especialmente económica”.
What does miserable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinemiserable
- 2
femininemasculinepoor
- 3
femininemasculinegreedy, stingy
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que está en una condición o situación de pobreza, miseria, carencia o necesidad, especialmente económica. 2. Que evita gastar o compartir sus bienes, especialmente dinero; mezquino, miserioso, avaro. 3. Con poco ánimo, con abatimiento, sin espíritu, sin fuerza. 4. Que obra de un modo negativo, malvado, abusivo, sin consideración o respeto, que perjudica a los demás para su propio beneficio.
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 miserable
- miserables feminine masculine plural
- miserabilísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce miserable?
- /miseˈɾable/
- [mi.seˈɾa.β̞le]
- [miseˈɾaβ̞le]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to miserable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is miserable in Spanish?
miserable appears 10 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).