fátuo
Portuguese, adjective/ˈfa.t(w)u/
fátuo is spelled F-Á-T-U-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 96,549th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fátuo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “dull; foolish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem fatuidade”.
What does fátuo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dull; foolish
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem fatuidade 2. que só dura um instante 3. néscio, ignorante, pretensioso
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 fátuo
- fátua feminine
- fátuos masculine plural
- fátuas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fátuo?
- Brazil /ˈfa.t(w)u/
- Portugal /ˈfa.twu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fátuo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fátuo in Portuguese?
fátuo appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).