desprezável
Portuguese, adjective/des.pɾeˈza.vew/
desprezável is spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-Z-Á-V-E-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written Portuguese, the 185,713th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desprezável is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “negligible, neglectable insignificant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que pode ser desprezado; passível de ser desprezado”.
What does desprezável mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinenegligible, neglectable insignificant
Os erros são desprezáveis.
- 2
femininemasculinedespicable
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que pode ser desprezado; passível de ser desprezado
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 desprezável
- desprezáveis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desprezável?
- Brazil /des.pɾeˈza.vew/
- Brazil [des.pɾeˈza.veʊ̯]
- Brazil /d͡ʒis.pɾeˈza.vew/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desprezável
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desprezável in Portuguese?
desprezável appears about once in every 43 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).