constrangimento
Portuguese, noun/kõs.tɾɐ̃.ʒiˈmẽ.tu/
constrangimento is spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-A-N-G-I-M-E-N-T-O (15 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,722nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Constrangimento is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “embarrassment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de constranger”.
What does constrangimento mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineembarrassment
- 2
masculinelimitation, constraint
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de constranger 2. acanhamento
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 constrangimento
- constrangimentos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce constrangimento?
- Brazil /kõs.tɾɐ̃.ʒiˈmẽ.tu/
- /kõʃ.tɾɐ̃.ʒiˈmẽ.tu/
- Portugal /kõʃ.tɾɐ̃.ʒiˈmẽ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to constrangimento
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is constrangimento in Portuguese?
constrangimento appears 2.9 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).