impecable

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin impeccābilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [im.pəˈkab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [im.peˈka.ble]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [im.peˈkab.ble]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Hyphenation: im‧pe‧ca‧ble

Adjective

impecable m or f (masculine and feminine plural impecables)

1. impeccable

Derived terms

• impecablement

Related terms

• impecabilitat

Further reading

• “impecable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “impecable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “impecable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “impecable”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin impeccābilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impeˈkable/ [ĩm.peˈka.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: im‧pe‧ca‧ble

Adjective

impecable m or f (masculine and feminine plural impecables)

1. impeccable; perfect

   Synonyms: perfecto, (Chile) impeque, correcto

   • 2020 October 11, Alejandro Ciriza, El País‎^[1]:

     Nadal, tácticamente impecable y enchufado a más no poder

     Nadal, tactically impeccable and as switched on as could possible be.

2. spotless

   Synonym: inmaculado

Derived terms

• impecabilidad
• impecablemente

Further reading

• “impecable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025