loucura
Portuguese, noun/lo(w)ˈku.ɾɐ/
loucura is spelled L-O-U-C-U-R-A (7 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,261st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Loucura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “insanity, madness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualidade ou estado de louco; insanidade”.
What does loucura mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinsanity, madness
- 2
femininean insane act
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualidade ou estado de louco; insanidade 2. grande estupidez
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 loucura
- loucuras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce loucura?
- Brazil /lo(w)ˈku.ɾɐ/
- Brazil [lo(ʊ̯)ˈku.ɾɐ]
- Portugal /lo(w)ˈku.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to loucura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is loucura in Portuguese?
loucura appears 27 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).