deplorável
Portuguese, adjective/de.ploˈɾa.vew/
deplorável is spelled D-E-P-L-O-R-Á-V-E-L (10 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 27,005th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deplorável is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “deplorable (that deserves to be deplored)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “digno de deploração”.
What does deplorável mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinedeplorable (that deserves to be deplored)
- 2
femininemasculinepitiful (that inspires pity)
- 3
femininemasculineprecarious
- 4
femininemasculineill-fated
- 5
femininemasculinedetestable
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. digno de deploração 2. lastimável; detestável
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 deplorável
- deploráveis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce deplorável?
- Brazil /de.ploˈɾa.vew/
- Brazil [de.ploˈɾa.veʊ̯]
- Portugal /dɨ.pluˈɾa.vɛl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to deplorável
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is deplorável in Portuguese?
deplorável appears 1.4 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).