fraco
Portuguese, adjective/ˈfɾa.ku/
fraco is a Portuguese adjective meaning “weak (lacking in force or ability)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sem força”.
What does fraco mean in English?
adjective
- 1
weak (lacking in force or ability)
- 2
weak (lacking in taste or potency)
- 3
colloquialwho cannot handle their drink
Minha irmã é fraca para bebida. Ela ficou bêbada com duas latas de cerveja.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sem força 2. delicado, débil, franzino 3. insignificante 4. não intenso, não profundo
noun: 1. indivíduo que sofre de fraqueza, sem vigor 2. indivíduo sem persistência, sem vontade 3. pessoa fraca, física ou moralmente 4. ponto fraco: gosto, inclinação; paixão, vício
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 fraco
- fraca feminine
- fracos masculine plural
- fracas feminine plural
- fraquinho diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fraco?
- Brazil /ˈfɾa.ku/
- Portugal /ˈfɾa.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fraco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fraco in Portuguese?
fraco appears 26 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).