desprezível
Portuguese, adjective/des.pɾeˈzi.vew/
desprezível is spelled D-E-S-P-R-E-Z-Í-V-E-L (11 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 20,810th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desprezível is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “despicable (deserving to be despised)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “digno de desprezo”.
What does desprezível mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinedespicable (deserving to be despised)
- 2
femininemasculineinsignificant, negligible
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. digno de desprezo 2. pequeno; de baixo valor; que pode ser desconsiderado
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 desprezível
- desprezíveis plural
- mais desprezível comparative
- o mais desprezível superlative
- desprezibilíssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desprezível?
- Brazil /des.pɾeˈzi.vew/
- Brazil [des.pɾeˈzi.veʊ̯]
- Brazil /d͡ʒis.pɾeˈzi.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 desprezível
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desprezível in Portuguese?
desprezível appears 2.2 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).