vicissitude
Portuguese, noun/vi.si.siˈtu.d͡ʒi/
vicissitude is spelled V-I-C-I-S-S-I-T-U-D-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 69 million words in written Portuguese, the 229,473rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vicissitude is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “variation (change that occurs in things that happen)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sucessão de mudanças”.
What does vicissitude mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevariation (change that occurs in things that happen)
- 2
femininechance, eventuality
- 3
feminineadversity, reversal (change of circumstances or conditions, usually unfavorable)
- 4
femininesetback
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sucessão de mudanças 2. sequência de coisas que se sucedem 3. acontecimento imprevisível; acaso 4. ocorrência desfavorável
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 vicissitude
- vicissitudes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vicissitude?
- Brazil /vi.si.siˈtu.d͡ʒi/
- Portugal /vi.si.siˈtu.dɨ/
- Portugal [vi.si.siˈtu.ðɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vicissitude
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vicissitude in Portuguese?
vicissitude appears about once in every 69 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).