colossal
Portuguese, adjective/ko.loˈsaw/
colossal is spelled C-O-L-O-S-S-A-L (8 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 22,561st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Colossal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “colossal (extremely large)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem volume, altura ou proporções de colosso ('estátua')”.
What does colossal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecolossal (extremely large)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem volume, altura ou proporções de colosso ('estátua') 2. (Derivação: por extensão de sentido) grande como um colosso; gigantesco, descomunal, vastíssimo 3. (Derivação: sentido figurado) espantoso, extraordinário
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 colossal
- colossais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce colossal?
- Brazil /ko.loˈsaw/
- Brazil [ko.loˈsaʊ̯]
- Portugal /ku.luˈsal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to colossal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is colossal in Portuguese?
colossal 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).