risível
Portuguese, adjective/ʁiˈzi.vew/
risível is spelled R-I-S-Í-V-E-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 59,000th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Risível is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “laughable; risible; ludicrous (deserving contemptuous laughter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “digno de riso”.
What does risível mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinelaughable; risible; ludicrous (deserving contemptuous laughter)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. digno de riso 2. que provoca o riso 3. burlesco
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 risível
- risíveis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce risível?
- Brazil /ʁiˈzi.vew/
- Brazil [hiˈzi.veʊ̯]
- /ʁiˈzi.vew/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to risível
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is risível in Portuguese?
risível 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).