espantoso
Portuguese, adjective/is.pɐ̃ˈto.zu/
espantoso is spelled E-S-P-A-N-T-O-S-O (9 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 26,311th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espantoso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “amazing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que causa grande surpresa ou espanto”.
What does espantoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
amazing
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que causa grande surpresa ou espanto
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 espantoso
- espantosa feminine
- espantosos masculine plural
- espantosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espantoso?
- Brazil /is.pɐ̃ˈto.zu/
- Brazil /es.pɐ̃ˈto.zu/
- /iʃ.pɐ̃ˈto.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espantoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espantoso in Portuguese?
espantoso appears 1.5 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).