vulnerável
Portuguese, adjective/vuw.neˈɾa.vew/
vulnerável is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “vulnerable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que se encontra susceptível ou fragilizado numa determinada circunstância”.
What does vulnerável mean in English?
adjective
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que se encontra susceptível ou fragilizado numa determinada circunstância
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 vulnerável
- vulneráveis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vulnerável?
- Brazil /vuw.neˈɾa.vew/
- Brazil [vuʊ̯.neˈɾa.veʊ̯]
- Portugal /vul.nɨˈɾa.vɛl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vulnerável
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vulnerável in Portuguese?
vulnerável appears 8.7 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).