civilizado
Portuguese, adjective/si.vi.liˈza.du/
civilizado is spelled C-I-V-I-L-I-Z-A-D-O (10 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 22,561st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Civilizado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “civilised” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of civilizar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem civilização”.
What does civilizado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
civilised
- 2
polite, educated
verb
- 1
past participle of civilizar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem civilização 2. bem educado, cortês, urbano 3. culto, esclarecido
noun: 1. indivíduo que tem civilização
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 civilizado
- civilizada feminine
- civilizados masculine plural
- civilizadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce civilizado?
- Brazil /si.vi.liˈza.du/
- Portugal /si.vi.liˈza.du/
- Portugal [si.vi.liˈza.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to civilizado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is civilizado in Portuguese?
civilizado appears 1.9 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).