cleptocracia
Portuguese, noun/kle.pi.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/
cleptocracia is spelled C-L-E-P-T-O-C-R-A-C-I-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese, the 125,896th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cleptocracia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “kleptocracy (corrupt and dishonest government)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “Estado marcado pela corrupção de seus governantes”.
What does cleptocracia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekleptocracy (corrupt and dishonest government)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Estado marcado pela corrupção de seus governantes
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 cleptocracia
- cleptocracias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cleptocracia?
- Brazil /kle.pi.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/
- Brazil /klep.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/
- Portugal /klɨp.tu.kɾɐˈsi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cleptocracia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cleptocracia in Portuguese?
cleptocracia appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).