espasmódico
Portuguese, adjective/is.pazˈmɔ.d͡ʒi.ku/
espasmódico is spelled E-S-P-A-S-M-Ó-D-I-C-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese, the 161,170th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espasmódico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “spasmodic; spastic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo ao espasmo”.
What does espasmódico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
spasmodic; spastic
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao espasmo
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 espasmódico
- espasmódica feminine
- espasmódicos masculine plural
- espasmódicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espasmódico?
- Brazil /is.pazˈmɔ.d͡ʒi.ku/
- Brazil /es.pazˈmɔ.d͡ʒi.ku/
- /iʃ.paʒˈmɔ.d͡ʒi.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is espasmódico in Portuguese?
espasmódico appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).