totalitário
Portuguese, adjective/to.ta.liˈta.ɾju/
totalitário is spelled T-O-T-A-L-I-T-Á-R-I-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 34,608th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Totalitário is a Portuguese adjective meaning “totalitarian (where the government wields absolute control)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que não admite divisões nem fracionamentos”.
What does totalitário mean in English?
adjective
- 1
totalitarian (where the government wields absolute control)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que não admite divisões nem fracionamentos 2. que se opõe à diversidade cultural, étnica, racial ou religiosa 3. diz-se de sistema político em que todas as atividades sociais são controladas pelo Estado, sem quaisquer formas de oposição 4. diz-se de estado organizado de acordo com o sistema político referido em 3
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 totalitário
- totalitária feminine
- totalitários masculine plural
- totalitárias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce totalitário?
- Brazil /to.ta.liˈta.ɾju/
- Portugal /tu.tɐ.liˈta.ɾju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to totalitário
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is totalitário in Portuguese?
totalitário appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).