intrínseco
Portuguese, adjective/ĩˈtɾĩ.se.ku/
intrínseco is spelled I-N-T-R-Í-N-S-E-C-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 42,362nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intrínseco is a Portuguese adjective meaning “intrinsic; inherent (inseparable from the thing itself)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “refere-se ao que está no interior de algo e que é essencial”.
What does intrínseco mean in English?
adjective
- 1
intrinsic; inherent (inseparable from the thing itself)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. refere-se ao que está no interior de algo e que é essencial
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 intrínseco
- intrínseca feminine
- intrínsecos masculine plural
- intrínsecas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intrínseco?
- Brazil /ĩˈtɾĩ.se.ku/
- Portugal /ĩˈtɾĩ.sɨ.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 intrínseco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intrínseco in Portuguese?
intrínseco 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).