horrible
French, adjective/ɔ.ʁibl/
horrible is spelled H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E (8 letters) and appears 24 times per million words in written French, the 3,248th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Horrible is a French adjective meaning “horrible (causing horror)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui fait horreur”.
What does horrible mean in English?
adjective
- 1
horrible (causing horror)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui fait horreur. 2. Qui est extrême ou excessif, en parlant de certaines choses, mauvaises ou bonnes, qui excèdent les bornes ordinaires. 3. Très mauvais.
noun: 1. Ce qui fait horreur.
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 horrible
- horribles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce horrible?
- /ɔ.ʁibl/
- \ɔ.ʁibl\
- [ɔ.ʁibl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to horrible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is horrible in French?
horrible appears 24 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).