toxicodependência
Portuguese, noun/ˌtɔk.si.ko.de.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/
toxicodependência is spelled T-O-X-I-C-O-D-E-P-E-N-D-Ê-N-C-I-A (17 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 72,332nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Toxicodependência is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “drug addiction (dependency on illegal drugs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dependência de tóxicos, drogas, narcóticos”.
What does toxicodependência mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedrug addiction (dependency on illegal drugs)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dependência de tóxicos, drogas, narcóticos
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 toxicodependência
- toxicodependências plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce toxicodependência?
- Brazil /ˌtɔk.si.ko.de.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/
- Portugal /ˌtɔk.si.kɔ.dɨ.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/
- Portugal [ˌtɔk.si.kɔ.ðɨ.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is toxicodependência in Portuguese?
toxicodependência appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).