periclitante
Portuguese, adjective/pe.ɾi.kliˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
periclitante is spelled P-E-R-I-C-L-I-T-A-N-T-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 113,611th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Periclitante is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “in harm's way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que está em perigo”.
What does periclitante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinein harm's way
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que está em perigo 2. que periclita 3. que decai de maneira perigosa
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 periclitante
- periclitantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce periclitante?
- Brazil /pe.ɾi.kliˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /pɨ.ɾi.kliˈtɐ̃.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is periclitante in Portuguese?
periclitante appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).