espectacular
Portuguese, adjective
espectacular is spelled E-S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R (12 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espectacular is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of espetacular; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vide espetacular”.
What does espectacular mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of espetacular; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. vide espetacular
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 espectacular
- espectaculares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is espectacular in Portuguese?
espectacular appears 1.7 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).