áspero
Portuguese, adjective
áspero is spelled Á-S-P-E-R-O (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 28,135th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Áspero is a Portuguese adjective meaning “rough” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, aspero is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “desagradável ao tato; rugoso”.
What does áspero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rough
adjective
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of áspero
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. desagradável ao tato; rugoso 2. de tom rude, duro, desabrido 3. (som) desagradável ao ouvido, penetrante, pungente 4. difícil
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 áspero
- áspera feminine
- ásperos masculine plural
- ásperas feminine plural
- aspero alternative
- aspera feminine
- asperos masculine plural
- asperas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to áspero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is áspero in Portuguese?
áspero 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).