grandioso
Portuguese, adjective/ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/
grandioso is spelled G-R-A-N-D-I-O-S-O (9 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,534th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grandioso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “grandiose (large and impressive)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nobre, elevado, magnífico”.
What does grandioso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
grandiose (large and impressive)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nobre, elevado, magnífico 2. pomposo, magnificente 3. muito grande
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 grandioso
- grandiosa feminine
- grandiosos masculine plural
- grandiosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grandioso?
- Brazil /ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/
- Brazil /ɡɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
- Portugal /ɡɾɐ̃ˈdjo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grandioso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grandioso in Portuguese?
grandioso appears 3.9 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).