Ugly in Hebrew is מְכֹעָר (mekhoár).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
מְכֹעָר
mekhoár
adjective
In English
ugly
/ˈʌɡli/ /ˈɜɡli/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for ugly as an adjective.
displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing
- מְכֹעָרמכוערmekhoárIn the Hebrew dictionary
These words come before and after ugly in the list.
These are the questions people ask about ugly in Hebrew.
How do you say ugly in Hebrew?
ugly in Hebrew is מְכֹעָר, said mekhoár. Without vowel points it is written מכוער.
How is ugly pronounced in English?
ugly is pronounced /ˈʌɡli/, /ˈɜɡli/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry ugly and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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