ligado
Portuguese, adjective/liˈɡa.du/
ligado is spelled L-I-G-A-D-O (6 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,226th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ligado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “connected, linked” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of ligar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que está conectado a outra parte; unido”.
What does ligado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
connected, linked
De acordo com o documento, o governador está ligado ao esquema de corrupção.
- 2
turned on, activated
O computador está ligado.
- 3
bandaged
- 4
Brazilslangattentive, watchful
Fique ligado na curva.
- 5
Brazilslangaware
Cê tá ligado que é perigoso andar por aqui de noite?
verb
- 1
past participle of ligar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que está conectado a outra parte; unido 2. acionado, em funcionamento; suprido de energia 3. atento (a algo) 4. ansioso ou que não consegue relaxar
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 ligado
- ligada feminine
- ligados masculine plural
- ligadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ligado?
- Brazil /liˈɡa.du/
- Portugal /liˈɡa.du/
- Portugal [liˈɣa.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ligado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ligado in Portuguese?
ligado appears 42 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).