frágil
Portuguese, adjective/ˈfɾa.ʒiw/
frágil is spelled F-R-Á-G-I-L (6 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,127th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Frágil is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “fragile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “quebradiço”.
What does frágil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefragile
- 2
femininemasculineinsecure (not confident in oneself)
- 3
femininemasculineunstable, changeable
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. quebradiço 2. fraco
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 frágil
- frágeis plural
- mais frágil comparative
- o mais frágil superlative
- fragilíssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce frágil?
- Brazil /ˈfɾa.ʒiw/
- Brazil [ˈfɾa.ʒiʊ̯]
- Portugal /ˈfɾa.ʒil/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to frágil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is frágil in Portuguese?
frágil appears 10 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).