vigorexia
Portuguese, noun/vi.ɡo.ɾekˈsi.ɐ/
vigorexia is spelled V-I-G-O-R-E-X-I-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 51 million words in written Portuguese, the 201,356th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vigorexia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bigorexia (excessive concern about the idea of having a small and/or poorly muscled physical structure, which can manifest itself in a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “doença relacionada a distorção da imagem que leva seu portador a buscar cada vez mais intensamente o ganho de…”.
What does vigorexia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebigorexia (excessive concern about the idea of having a small and/or poorly muscled physical structure, which can manifest itself in a distorted perception of body image and in certain behaviors such as excessive physical exercise, ingestion of anabolic steroids and diets rich in proteins)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. doença relacionada a distorção da imagem que leva seu portador a buscar cada vez mais intensamente o ganho de massa muscular, fazendo uso de esteroides anabolizantes e em excesso causa danosos efeitos colaterais
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 vigorexia
- vigorexias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vigorexia?
- Brazil /vi.ɡo.ɾekˈsi.ɐ/
- Portugal /vi.ɡɔ.ɾɛkˈsi.ɐ/
- Portugal [vi.ɣɔ.ɾɛkˈsi.ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vigorexia in Portuguese?
vigorexia appears about once in every 51 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).