espantado
Portuguese, adjective/is.pɐ̃ˈta.du/
espantado is spelled E-S-P-A-N-T-A-D-O (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 29,263rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espantado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “amazed, surprised” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of espantar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “admirado”.
What does espantado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
amazed, surprised
- 2
frightened
verb
- 1
past participle of espantar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. admirado 2. maravilhado 3. assustado
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 espantado
- espantada feminine
- espantados masculine plural
- espantadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espantado?
- Brazil /is.pɐ̃ˈta.du/
- Brazil /es.pɐ̃ˈta.du/
- /iʃ.pɐ̃ˈta.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espantado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espantado in Portuguese?
espantado appears 1.3 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).