pomposo
Portuguese, adjective/põˈpo.zu/
pomposo is spelled P-O-M-P-O-S-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 52,632nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pomposo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “pompous (affectedly grand)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “suntuoso; de grande luxo ou gala”.
What does pomposo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
pompous (affectedly grand)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. suntuoso; de grande luxo ou gala
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 pomposo
- pomposa feminine
- pomposos masculine plural
- pomposas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pomposo?
- Brazil /põˈpo.zu/
- Portugal /põˈpo.zu/
- Portugal /põ.ˈpo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pomposo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pomposo in Portuguese?
pomposo appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).