insalubre
Portuguese, adjective/ĩ.saˈlu.bɾi/
insalubre is spelled I-N-S-A-L-U-B-R-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 42,839th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insalubre is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “unhealthy; insalubrious (conducive to poor health)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pouco saudável, capaz de provocar doenças”.
What does insalubre mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineunhealthy; insalubrious (conducive to poor health)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. pouco saudável, capaz de provocar doenças
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 insalubre
- insalubres plural
- mais insalubre comparative
- o mais insalubre superlative
- insalubérrimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce insalubre?
- Brazil /ĩ.saˈlu.bɾi/
- Portugal /ĩ.sɐˈlu.bɾɨ/
- Portugal [ĩ.sɐˈlu.βɾɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to insalubre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is insalubre in Portuguese?
insalubre appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).