cretino
Portuguese, noun/kɾeˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
cretino is spelled C-R-E-T-I-N-O (7 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 32,895th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cretino is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cretin (one who suffers from cretinism)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “idiota, bobo”.
What does cretino mean in English?
adjective
- 1
suffering from cretinism
- 2
idiotic; dumb
- 3
mean; inconsiderate
noun
- 1
masculinecretin (one who suffers from cretinism)
- 2
derogatorymasculinecretin; idiot (person of low intelligence or common sense)
- 3
derogatorymasculinejerk; douchebag; asshole (one with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behaviour)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. idiota, bobo
noun: 1. idiota, bobo
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 cretino
- cretina feminine
- cretinos masculine plural
- cretinas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cretino?
- Brazil /kɾeˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
- Portugal /kɾɨˈti.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cretino
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cretino in Portuguese?
cretino appears 1.0 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).