vergonhoso
Portuguese, adjective/veʁ.ɡõˈɲo.zu/
vergonhoso is spelled V-E-R-G-O-N-H-O-S-O (10 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,018th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vergonhoso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “shameful (causing or meriting shame)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “quem tem timidez”.
What does vergonhoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
shameful (causing or meriting shame)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. quem tem timidez 2. o que nasce da desonra ou é provocado por ela, indigno 3. quem tem pudor, o que é sentido como obsceno
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 vergonhoso
- vergonhosa feminine
- vergonhosos masculine plural
- vergonhosas 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 vergonhoso?
- Brazil /veʁ.ɡõˈɲo.zu/
- Brazil [veɦ.ɡõˈj̃o.zu]
- /veɾ.ɡõˈɲo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vergonhoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vergonhoso in Portuguese?
vergonhoso appears 5.8 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).