espanto
Portuguese, noun/isˈpɐ̃.tu/
espanto is spelled E-S-P-A-N-T-O (7 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 12,620th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espanto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “astonishment, amazement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of espantar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de espantar”.
What does espanto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineastonishment, amazement
- 2
masculinewonder
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of espantar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de espantar: 2. assombro, admiração, pasmo: 3. coisa maravilhosa e surpreendente: 4. medo, pavor, susto:
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 espanto
- espantos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espanto?
- Brazil /isˈpɐ̃.tu/
- Brazil /esˈpɐ̃.tu/
- /iʃˈpɐ̃.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 espanto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espanto in Portuguese?
espanto appears 4.8 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).