torto
Portuguese, adjective/ˈtoʁ.tu/
torto is spelled T-O-R-T-O (5 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 15,528th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Torto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “twisted, bent, crooked” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que não é direito”.
What does torto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
twisted, bent, crooked
- 2
awry
- 3
wrong, dishonest
- 4
one-eyed, cross-eyed
noun
- 1
archaicmasculineoffense, harm
- 2
archaicmasculineinjustice, wrong
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que não é direito 2. torcido; inclinado; oblíquo; vesgo 3. sanhudo; desleal; injusto; errado; embriagado
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 torto
- torta feminine
- tortos masculine plural
- tortas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce torto?
- Brazil /ˈtoʁ.tu/
- Brazil [ˈtoh.tu]
- /ˈtoɾ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to torto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is torto in Portuguese?
torto appears 3.5 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).