putz
Portuguese, interjection/ˈputs/
putz is spelled P-U-T-Z (4 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 30,465th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Putz is a Portuguese interjection meaning “used to emphasize something that has gone wrong; dammit! fuck! shit!” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “forma atenuada de, e o mesmo que puta”.
What does putz mean in English?
interjection
- 1
Brazilslangused to emphasize something that has gone wrong; dammit! fuck! shit!
Putz! Meu carro quebrou.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. forma atenuada de, e o mesmo que puta
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 putz
- puts alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce putz?
- Brazil /ˈputs/
- Brazil /ˈpu.t͡ʃis/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is putz in Portuguese?
putz appears 1.2 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).