adversidade
Portuguese, noun/a.d͡ʒi.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/
adversidade is spelled A-D-V-E-R-S-I-D-A-D-E (11 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 29,263rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Adversidade is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “adversity (state of being adverse)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sorte adversa”.
What does adversidade mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineadversity (state of being adverse)
- 2
feminineadversity (an adverse event)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sorte adversa 2. infortúnio 3. desgraça
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of adversidade
- adversidades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce adversidade?
- Brazil /a.d͡ʒi.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/
- Brazil [a.d͡ʒi.veh.siˈda.d͡ʒi]
- Brazil /ad͡ʒ.veʁ.siˈda.d͡ʒi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to adversidade
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is adversidade in Portuguese?
adversidade appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).