prodígio
Portuguese, noun/pɾoˈd͡ʒi.ʒju/
prodígio is spelled P-R-O-D-Í-G-I-O (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,882nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prodígio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “prodigy (amazing or marvellous thing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “coisa sobrenatural”.
What does prodígio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprodigy (amazing or marvellous thing)
- 2
masculineprodigy (extremely talented person, especially a child)
adjective
- 1
extremely talented
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. coisa sobrenatural 2. coisa ou pessoa anormal 3. maravilha; milagre 4. criança que domina habilidades em certas áreas que geralmente só são dominadas por pessoas com idade mais avançada
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 prodígio
- prodígios plural
- prodígia feminine
- prodígias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prodígio?
- Brazil /pɾoˈd͡ʒi.ʒju/
- Portugal /pɾuˈdi.ʒju/
- Portugal [pɾuˈði.ʒju]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prodígio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prodígio in Portuguese?
prodígio appears 1.7 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).