hidrofóbico
Portuguese, adjective/ˌi.dɾoˈfɔ.bi.ku/
hidrofóbico is spelled H-I-D-R-O-F-Ó-B-I-C-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese, the 154,590th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hidrofóbico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “hydrophobic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a hidrofobia”.
What does hidrofóbico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hydrophobic
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a hidrofobia
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 hidrofóbico
- hidrofóbica feminine
- hidrofóbicos masculine plural
- hidrofóbicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hidrofóbico?
- Brazil /ˌi.dɾoˈfɔ.bi.ku/
- Portugal /ˌi.dɾɔˈfɔ.bi.ku/
- Portugal [ˌi.ðɾɔˈfɔ.βi.ku]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hidrofóbico in Portuguese?
hidrofóbico appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).