defeituoso
Portuguese, adjective/de.fej.tuˈo.zu/
defeituoso is spelled D-E-F-E-I-T-U-O-S-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,921st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Defeituoso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “defective” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem defeito; imperfeito”.
What does defeituoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
defective
- 2
imperfect
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem defeito; imperfeito
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 defeituoso
- defeituosa feminine
- defeituosos masculine plural
- defeituosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce defeituoso?
- Brazil /de.fej.tuˈo.zu/
- Brazil [de.feɪ̯.tuˈo.zu]
- Brazil /de.fejˈtwo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to defeituoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is defeituoso in Portuguese?
defeituoso appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).