histérico
Portuguese, noun/isˈtɛ.ɾi.ku/
histérico is spelled H-I-S-T-É-R-I-C-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 55,453rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Histérico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hysteric (hysterical person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que sofre de histeria”.
What does histérico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hysterical (arising from hysteria)
- 2
hysterical (having hysterics)
noun
- 1
masculinehysteric (hysterical person)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à histeria 2. que está acometido por histeria 3. que se mostra acometida por extrema fúria
noun: 1. pessoa que sofre de histeria 2. pessoa que se mostra acometida por extrema fúria
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 histérico
- histérica feminine
- histéricos masculine plural
- histéricas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce histérico?
- Brazil /isˈtɛ.ɾi.ku/
- /iʃˈtɛ.ɾi.ku/
- Portugal /iʃˈtɛ.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 histérico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is histérico in Portuguese?
histérico appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).