diabólico
Portuguese, adjective/d͡ʒi.aˈbɔ.li.ku/
diabólico is spelled D-I-A-B-Ó-L-I-C-O (9 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 30,465th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diabólico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “devilish (the devil's own)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “próprio do diabo”.
What does diabólico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
devilish (the devil's own)
- 2
diabolic, evil, wicked (extremely evil or cruel)
- 3
infernal, unbearable
- 4
terrible, baleful
- 5
intolerable
- 6
mischievous
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. próprio do diabo 2. insuportável 3. terrível
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 diabólico
- diabólica feminine
- diabólicos masculine plural
- diabólicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diabólico?
- Brazil /d͡ʒi.aˈbɔ.li.ku/
- Brazil /d͡ʒjaˈbɔ.li.ku/
- Portugal /di.ɐˈbɔ.li.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diabólico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diabólico in Portuguese?
diabólico appears 1.2 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).