problemático
Portuguese, adjective/pɾo.bleˈma.t͡ʃi.ku/
problemático is spelled P-R-O-B-L-E-M-Á-T-I-C-O (12 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 18,794th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Problemático is a Portuguese adjective meaning “problematic, troublesome, burdensome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a problema ou a problemática”.
What does problemático mean in English?
adjective
- 1
problematic, troublesome, burdensome
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a problema ou a problemática
noun: 1. pessoa problemática
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 problemático
- problemática feminine
- problemáticos masculine plural
- problemáticas feminine plural
- mais problemático comparative
- o mais problemático superlative
- problematicíssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce problemático?
- Brazil /pɾo.bleˈma.t͡ʃi.ku/
- Portugal /pɾu.blɨˈma.ti.ku/
- Portugal [pɾu.βlɨˈma.ti.ku]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to problemático
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is problemático in Portuguese?
problemático 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).