desgovernado
Portuguese, adjective/dez.ɡo.veʁˈna.du/
desgovernado is spelled D-E-S-G-O-V-E-R-N-A-D-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 52,632nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desgovernado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “out of control” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of desgovernar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que não tem governo”.
What does desgovernado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
out of control
verb
- 1
past participle of desgovernar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que não tem governo 2. que não tem boa gestão; desordenado 3. desorientado; desnorteado 4. que se perverteu; depravado
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 desgovernado
- desgovernada feminine
- desgovernados masculine plural
- desgovernadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desgovernado?
- Brazil /dez.ɡo.veʁˈna.du/
- Brazil [dez.ɡo.veɦˈna.du]
- Brazil /d͡ʒiz.ɡo.veʁˈna.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 desgovernado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desgovernado in Portuguese?
desgovernado 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).