pegado
Portuguese, adjective/peˈɡa.du/
pegado is spelled P-E-G-A-D-O (6 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,080th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pegado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “next” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of pegar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “contíguo”.
What does pegado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
next
- 2
stuck, joint
verb
- 1
past participle of pegar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. contíguo 2. colado
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 pegado
- pegada feminine
- pegados masculine plural
- pegadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pegado?
- Brazil /peˈɡa.du/
- Portugal /pɨˈɡa.du/
- Portugal [pɨˈɣa.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pegado in Portuguese?
pegado appears 2.6 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).