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defectuoso

Spanish, adjective/defeɡˈtwoso/

defectuoso is spelled D-E-F-E-C-T-U-O-S-O (10 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 22,959th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Defectuoso is a Spanish adjective meaning “defective (having one or more defects), faulty, flawed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que tiene uno o más defectos o fallas”.

What does defectuoso mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    defective (having one or more defects), faulty, flawed

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que tiene uno o más defectos o fallas 2. De mala calidad.

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 defectuoso

  • defectuosa feminine
  • defectuosos masculine plural
  • defectuosas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce defectuoso?

  • /defeɡˈtwoso/
  • [d̪e.feɣ̞ˈt̪wo.so]
  • [d̪efekˈt̪woso]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to defectuoso

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is defectuoso in Spanish?

defectuoso appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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