deletério
Portuguese, adjective/de.leˈtɛ.ɾju/
deletério is spelled D-E-L-E-T-É-R-I-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese, the 144,068th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deletério is a Portuguese adjective meaning “which corrupts or destroys” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que destrói ou danifica; prejudicial”.
What does deletério mean in English?
adjective
- 1
which corrupts or destroys
- 2
deleterious (harmful)
- 3
deleterious (having lower fitness)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que destrói ou danifica; prejudicial 2. nocivo à saúde; venenoso; insalubre 3. que desmoraliza, perverte-se ou corrompe
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 deletério
- deletéria feminine
- deletérios masculine plural
- deletérias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce deletério?
- Brazil /de.leˈtɛ.ɾju/
- Portugal /dɨ.lɨˈtɛ.ɾju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to deletério
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is deletério in Portuguese?
deletério appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).