conspícuo
Portuguese, adjective/kõsˈpi.k(w)u/
conspícuo is spelled C-O-N-S-P-Í-C-U-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 124,583rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Conspícuo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “conspicuous (obvious or easy to notice)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “visível, que se pode ver”.
What does conspícuo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
conspicuous (obvious or easy to notice)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. visível, que se pode ver 2. notável, eminente, distinto, ilustre 3. sério, grave, respeitável 4. nas ciências biológicas (inclusive na paleontologia), aquilo ou aquele que serve para caracterização de uma espécie, grupo, gênero, etc., ou ainda em fósseis, sedimentos; que é típico de um indivíduo, espécie, gênero, etc.
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 conspícuo
- conspícua feminine
- conspícuos masculine plural
- conspícuas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce conspícuo?
- Brazil /kõsˈpi.k(w)u/
- /kõʃˈpi.k(w)u/
- Portugal /kõʃˈpi.kwu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to conspícuo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is conspícuo in Portuguese?
conspícuo appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).