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ludismo

Portuguese, noun/luˈd͡ʒiz.mu/

ludismo is spelled L-U-D-I-S-M-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written Portuguese, the 205,610th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ludismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “playfulness (the quality of being ludic)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does ludismo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineplayfulness (the quality of being ludic)

noun

  1. 1

    masculineLuddism (opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers)

  2. 2

    derogatorymasculineLuddism (opposition to technological progress)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of ludismo

  • ludismos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce ludismo?

  • Brazil /luˈd͡ʒiz.mu/
  • /luˈd͡ʒiʒ.mu/
  • Portugal /luˈdiʒ.mu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to ludismo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is ludismo in Portuguese?

ludismo appears about once in every 54 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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