porfiado
Spanish, adjective/poɾˈfjado/
porfiado is spelled P-O-R-F-I-A-D-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 91,681st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Porfiado is a Spanish adjective meaning “stubborn, obstinate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of porfiar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que no cambia su opinión o proceder, pese a las razones en sentido contrario. Que se caracteriza por su…”.
What does porfiado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
stubborn, obstinate
verb
- 1
past participle of porfiar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no cambia su opinión o proceder, pese a las razones en sentido contrario. Que se caracteriza por su porfía.
noun: 1. Muñeco con la base semiesférica que actúa de contrapeso de modo que tras golpearlo siempre vuelve a la posición inicial.
verb: 1. Participio de porfiar.
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 porfiado
- porfiada feminine
- porfiados masculine plural
- porfiadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce porfiado?
- /poɾˈfjado/
- [poɾˈfja.ð̞o]
- [poɾˈfjað̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to porfiado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is porfiado in Spanish?
porfiado appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).