perplexo
Portuguese, adjective/peʁˈplɛk.su/
perplexo is spelled P-E-R-P-L-E-X-O (8 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 27,777th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perplexo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “perplexed (confused or puzzled)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espantado”.
What does perplexo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
perplexed (confused or puzzled)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. espantado 2. indeciso 3. que causa perplexidade
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 perplexo
- perplexa feminine
- perplexos masculine plural
- perplexas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perplexo?
- Brazil /peʁˈplɛk.su/
- Brazil [pehˈplɛk.su]
- /peɾˈplɛk.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to perplexo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is perplexo in Portuguese?
perplexo appears 1.4 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).