verossímil
Portuguese, adjective/ˌvɛ.ɾoˈsĩ.miw/
verossímil is spelled V-E-R-O-S-S-Í-M-I-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,070th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verossímil is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “true to life; realistic (resembling reality)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se de algo que parece ser verdadeiro, autêntico, real”.
What does verossímil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinetrue to life; realistic (resembling reality)
- 2
femininemasculineplausible (seemingly true)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de algo que parece ser verdadeiro, autêntico, real 2. aquilo que é coerente o suficiente para se passar por verdadeiro ou que se pode acreditar
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 verossímil
- verossímeis plural
- mais verossímil comparative
- o mais verossímil superlative
- verossimílimo superlative
- verissímil alternative
- verosímil alternative Portugal
- verisímil alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce verossímil?
- Brazil /ˌvɛ.ɾoˈsĩ.miw/
- Brazil [ˌvɛ.ɾoˈsĩ.miʊ̯]
- Brazil /ve.ɾoˈsĩ.miw/ [ve.ɾoˈsĩ.miʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to verossímil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is verossímil in Portuguese?
verossímil appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).