inculto
Portuguese, adjective/ĩˈkuw.tu/
inculto is spelled I-N-C-U-L-T-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 68,000th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inculto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “uncultivated (not cultivated)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que não tem cultura”.
What does inculto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
uncultivated (not cultivated)
- 2
uncultivated; unrefined (lacking art or knowledge)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que não tem cultura 2. terreno que não está cultivado; pouco tratado
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 inculto
- inculta feminine
- incultos masculine plural
- incultas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inculto?
- Brazil /ĩˈkuw.tu/
- Brazil [ĩˈkuʊ̯.tu]
- Portugal /ĩˈkul.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inculto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inculto in Portuguese?
inculto appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).