paroxismo
Portuguese, noun/pa.ɾokˈsiz.mu/
paroxismo is spelled P-A-R-O-X-I-S-M-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese, the 157,828th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paroxismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “paroxysm (a random or sudden outburst of activity)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fase de uma doença em que os sintomas se tornam mais fortes; crise”.
What does paroxismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparoxysm (a random or sudden outburst of activity)
- 2
masculineparoxysm (a sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fase de uma doença em que os sintomas se tornam mais fortes; crise 2. o grau mais alto de um sentimento, de uma sensação; auge
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 paroxismo
- paroxismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paroxismo?
- Brazil /pa.ɾokˈsiz.mu/
- /pa.ɾokˈsiʒ.mu/
- Portugal /pɐ.ɾɔkˈsiʒ.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 paroxismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paroxismo in Portuguese?
paroxismo appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).