disposto
Portuguese, adjective/d͡ʒisˈpos.tu/
disposto is spelled D-I-S-P-O-S-T-O (8 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,212th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Disposto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “willing (prepared and wanting to do something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of dispor. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “colocado, posto de certo modo”.
What does disposto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
willing (prepared and wanting to do something)
Você está disposto a ir à praia?
- 2
feeling all right; not indisposed
Desculpe mas não estou muito bem disposto.
- 3
set out (placed or displayed in a particular manner)
Os livros estão dispostos em ordem alfabética.
verb
- 1
past participle of dispor
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. colocado, posto de certo modo 2. inclinado, propenso a algo 3. que tem energia e vontade para o trabalho; ativo 4. valente
noun: 1. o que se preceituou e encontra-se encontra-se redigido em algum regulamento, código etc.; regra, preceito
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 disposto
- disposta feminine
- dispostos masculine plural
- dispostas feminine plural
- mais disposto comparative
- o mais disposto superlative
- dispostíssimo superlative
- metaphonic superlative
- desposto alternative obsolete
- dispôsto alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce disposto?
- Brazil /d͡ʒisˈpos.tu/
- /d͡ʒiʃˈpoʃ.tu/
- Portugal /diʃˈpoʃ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to disposto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is disposto in Portuguese?
disposto appears 20 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).