dissimulação
Portuguese, noun/d͡ʒi.si.mu.laˈsɐ̃w̃/
dissimulação is spelled D-I-S-S-I-M-U-L-A-Ç-Ã-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 44,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dissimulação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “concealment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “atitude que não condiz com a realidade”.
What does dissimulação mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconcealment
- 2
femininedissimulation
- 3
femininedisguise, camouflage
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. atitude que não condiz com a realidade
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 dissimulação
- dissimulações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dissimulação?
- Brazil /d͡ʒi.si.mu.laˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [d͡ʒi.si.mu.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /di.si.mu.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dissimulação in Portuguese?
dissimulação appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).