fantasmagórico
Portuguese, adjective/fɐ̃.taz.maˈɡɔ.ɾi.ku/
fantasmagórico is spelled F-A-N-T-A-S-M-A-G-Ó-R-I-C-O (14 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 74,594th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fantasmagórico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “phantasmagorical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a fantasmas”.
What does fantasmagórico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
phantasmagorical
- 2
ghostly (relating to ghosts)
- 3
ghostly (scary)
- 4
illusory, imaginary
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a fantasmas 2. assustador
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 fantasmagórico
- fantasmagórica feminine
- fantasmagóricos masculine plural
- fantasmagóricas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fantasmagórico?
- Brazil /fɐ̃.taz.maˈɡɔ.ɾi.ku/
- /fɐ̃.taʒ.maˈɡɔ.ɾi.ku/
- Portugal /fɐ̃.tɐʒ.mɐˈɡɔ.ɾi.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fantasmagórico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fantasmagórico in Portuguese?
fantasmagórico appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).