obcecado
Portuguese, adjective/o.bi.seˈka.du/
obcecado is spelled O-B-C-E-C-A-D-O (8 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,653rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obcecado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “obsessed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of obcecar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem uma obcecação”.
What does obcecado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
obsessed
- 2
stubborn
verb
- 1
past participle of obcecar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem uma obcecação 2. que tem uma obsessão
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 obcecado
- obcecada feminine
- obcecados masculine plural
- obcecadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obcecado?
- Brazil /o.bi.seˈka.du/
- Brazil /ob.seˈka.du/
- Portugal /ɔb.sɨˈka.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to obcecado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obcecado in Portuguese?
obcecado appears 2.5 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).