abominable
French, adjective/a.bɔ.mi.nabl/
abominable is spelled A-B-O-M-I-N-A-B-L-E (10 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 20,080th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abominable is a French adjective meaning “absolutely loathsome; abominable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est en horreur ; qui mérite d’être tenu en horreur”.
What does abominable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
absolutely loathsome; abominable
- 2
Exceedingly bad or ugly; abominable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est en horreur ; qui mérite d’être tenu en horreur. 2. Qui est dégoûtant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abominable
- abominables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abominable?
- /a.bɔ.mi.nabl/
- \a.bɔ.mi.nabl\
- [a.bɔ.mi.nabl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abominable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abominable in French?
abominable appears 2.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).