divertir
Portuguese, verb/d͡ʒi.veʁˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/
divertir is spelled D-I-V-E-R-T-I-R (8 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,076th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Divertir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to distract (divert the attention of)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “(transitivo)”.
What does divertir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to distract (divert the attention of)
- 2
to entertain, amuse
- 3
to dissuade (convince not to try or do)
- 4
to have fun; to enjoy oneself
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (transitivo) 2. desviar a atenção de 3. distrair 4. recrear
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 divertir
- divirto first-person present singular
- diverte present singular third-person
- diverti first-person preterite singular
- divertido participle past
- i-e alternation
- divertires infinitive second-person singular
- divertirmos first-person infinitive plural
- divertirdes infinitive plural second-person
- divertirem infinitive plural third-person
- divertindo gerund
- divertidos masculine participle past
- divertida feminine participle past
- divertidas feminine participle past
- divertes indicative present second-person
- divertimos first-person indicative plural
- divertis indicative plural present
- divertem indicative plural present
- divertia first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce divertir?
- Brazil /d͡ʒi.veʁˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/
- Brazil [d͡ʒi.vehˈt͡ʃi(h)]
- /d͡ʒi.veɾˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to divertir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is divertir in Portuguese?
divertir appears 16 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).