degenerado
Portuguese, adjective/de.ʒe.neˈɾa.du/
degenerado is spelled D-E-G-E-N-E-R-A-D-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 52,632nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Degenerado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “degenerate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of degenerar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “decadente”.
What does degenerado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
degenerate
verb
- 1
past participle of degenerar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. decadente 2. adulterado, corrompido, envilecido, estragado, pervertido
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 degenerado
- degenerada feminine
- degenerados masculine plural
- degeneradas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce degenerado?
- Brazil /de.ʒe.neˈɾa.du/
- Portugal /dɨ.ʒɨ.nɨˈɾa.du/
- Portugal [dɨ.ʒɨ.nɨˈɾa.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to degenerado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is degenerado in Portuguese?
degenerado appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).