desamparado
Portuguese, noun/de.zɐ̃.paˈɾa.du/
desamparado is spelled D-E-S-A-M-P-A-R-A-D-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 53,221st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desamparado is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “an abandoned, unsupported person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of desamparar.
What does desamparado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
forlorn; abandoned; left behind
- 2
lacking care, support or aid
- 3
forlorn (feeling miserable, especially due to loneliness)
- 4
unsupported (lacking a physical support)
noun
- 1
masculinean abandoned, unsupported person
verb
- 1
past participle of desamparar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sem amparo; sem proteção
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 desamparado
- desamparada feminine
- desamparados masculine plural
- desamparadas feminine plural
- desemparado alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desamparado?
- Brazil /de.zɐ̃.paˈɾa.du/
- Brazil /d͡ʒi.zɐ̃.paˈɾa.du/
- Portugal /dɨ.zɐ̃.pɐˈɾa.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desamparado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desamparado in Portuguese?
desamparado 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).