nefando
Spanish, adjective/neˈfando/
nefando is a Spanish adjective meaning “vile; nefarious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Infame, horrible”.
What does nefando mean in English?
adjective
- 1
vile; nefarious
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Infame, horrible. 2. Sumamente reprochable, por ir en contra de lo moral y lo ético. 3. Que por el horror o aborrecimiento que causa, no conviene ser dicho o descrito.
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 nefando
- nefanda feminine
- nefandos masculine plural
- nefandas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nefando?
- /neˈfando/
- [neˈfãn̪.d̪o]
- [neˈfãn̪d̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nefando
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nefando in Spanish?
nefando appears about once in every 24 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).