designado
Portuguese, adjective/de.zi.ɡiˈna.du/
designado is spelled D-E-S-I-G-N-A-D-O (9 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,159th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Designado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “designate, designated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of designar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que se designou”.
What does designado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
designate, designated
- 2
nominated, named
verb
- 1
past participle of designar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que se designou 2. indicado 3. marcado 4. denominado
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 designado
- designada feminine
- designados masculine plural
- designadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce designado?
- Brazil /de.zi.ɡiˈna.du/
- Brazil /de.ziɡˈna.du/
- Portugal /dɨ.ziɡˈna.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is designado in Portuguese?
designado appears 8.7 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).