hostil
Portuguese, adjective/osˈt͡ʃiw/
hostil is spelled H-O-S-T-I-L (6 letters) and appears 5.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 12,013th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hostil is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “hostile (showing ill will and malevolence)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ameaçador”.
What does hostil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinehostile (showing ill will and malevolence)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ameaçador 2. inimigo 3. agressivo 4. provocante
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 hostil
- hostis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hostil?
- Brazil /osˈt͡ʃiw/
- Brazil [osˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]
- /oʃˈt͡ʃiw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hostil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hostil in Portuguese?
hostil appears 5.1 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).