crápula
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɾa.pu.lɐ/
crápula is spelled C-R-Á-P-U-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 69,446th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crápula is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a despicable person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “modo extravagante de vida”.
What does crápula mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculinea despicable person
noun
- 1
femininerecklessness, imprudence
- 2
femininedebauchery; profligacy
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. modo extravagante de vida 2. desregramento no beber, comer, jogar etc. 3. devassidão, libertinagem 4. gente devassa
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 crápula
- crápulas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce crápula?
- Brazil /ˈkɾa.pu.lɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkɾa.pu.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is crápula in Portuguese?
crápula appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).