deterioração
Portuguese, noun/de.te.ɾi.o.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
deterioração is spelled D-E-T-E-R-I-O-R-A-Ç-Ã-O (12 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 15,037th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deterioração is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “deterioration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de deteriorar(-se)”.
What does deterioração mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedeterioration
- 2
femininedecay, dilapidation
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de deteriorar(-se) 2. decadência, declínio, ruína
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 deterioração
- deteriorações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce deterioração?
- Brazil /de.te.ɾi.o.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [de.te.ɾi.o.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Brazil /de.te.ɾjo.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to deterioração
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is deterioração in Portuguese?
deterioração appears 3.7 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).