estupidez

Portuguese

Etymology

From estúpido + -ez.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.tu.piˈde(j)s/ [is.tu.piˈde(ɪ̯)s], /es.tu.piˈde(j)s/ [es.tu.piˈde(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.tu.piˈde(j)s/ [is.tu.piˈde(ɪ̯)s], /es.tu.piˈde(j)s/ [es.tu.piˈde(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.tu.piˈde(j)ʃ/ [iʃ.tu.piˈde(ɪ̯)ʃ], /eʃ.tu.piˈde(j)ʃ/ [eʃ.tu.piˈde(ɪ̯)ʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.tu.piˈdeʃ/ [(i)ʃ.tu.piˈðeʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.tu.piˈdeʃ/ [(i)ʃ.tu.piˈðeʃ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.tu.piˈdeʃ/

• Hyphenation: es‧tu‧pi‧dez

Noun

estupidez f (usually uncountable, plural estupidezes)

1. stupidity, the property of being stupid
2. a stupid act or statement

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:tolice

Related terms

• estúpido

Further reading

• “estupidez”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tup-éh₁-ye-ti

Latin stup(eō)

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idus

Latin stupidusbor.

Spanish estúpido

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin -itia

Proto-Italic *-jēs

Latin -iēs

blend

Latin -itiēs

Spanish -ez

Spanish estupidez

From estúpido + -ez.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /estupiˈdeθ/ [es.t̪u.piˈð̞eθ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /estupiˈdes/ [es.t̪u.piˈð̞es] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: es‧tu‧pi‧dez

Noun

estupidez f (plural estupideces)

1. stupidity (the property of being stupid)
2. stupidity, foolishness, silliness, asshattery, arseholery (stupid thing, statement or act)

   Synonyms: tontería, bobada, (Spain) gilipollez, (Argentina, Uruguay) pelotudez, (Mexico) pendejez

   ¡No digas tantas estupideces!

   Don't say such stupid things!

Related terms

• estúpido

Further reading

• “estupidez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “estupidez”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026