prevaricação
Portuguese, noun/pɾe.va.ɾi.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/
prevaricação is spelled P-R-E-V-A-R-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 70,152nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prevaricação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “prevarication (abuse in the exercise of a public office)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de prevaricar”.
What does prevaricação mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprevarication (abuse in the exercise of a public office)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de prevaricar 2. crime cometido por funcionário público quando, indevidamente, este retarda ou deixa de praticar ato de ofício, ou pratica-o contra disposição legal expressa, visando satisfazer interesse pessoal 3. infidelidade conjugal; adultério
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 prevaricação
- prevaricações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prevaricação?
- Brazil /pɾe.va.ɾi.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [pɾe.va.ɾi.kaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /pɾɨ.vɐ.ɾi.kɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prevaricação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prevaricação in Portuguese?
prevaricação appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).