estupendo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin stupendus (“stunning, amazing”), from the verb stupeō (“(I) am stunned”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.tuˈpẽ.du/, /es.tuˈpẽ.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.tuˈpẽ.du/, /es.tuˈpẽ.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.tuˈpẽ.du/, /eʃ.tuˈpẽ.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.tuˈpẽ.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.tuˈpẽ.du/

• Hyphenation: es‧tu‧pen‧do

Adjective

estupendo (feminine estupenda, masculine plural estupendos, feminine plural estupendas)

1. terrific; stupendous; marvellous

   Synonyms: fantástico, formidável

Further reading

• “estupendo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “estupendo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin stupendus (“stunning, amazing”), from the verb stupeō (“(I) am stunned”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /estuˈpendo/ [es.t̪uˈpẽn̪.d̪o]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -endo
• Syllabification: es‧tu‧pen‧do

Adjective

estupendo (feminine estupenda, masculine plural estupendos, feminine plural estupendas)

1. stupendous
2. marvellous

   Synonym: maravilloso

3. fantastic

   Synonym: fantástico

4. peachy, great

   Synonym: grandioso

Further reading

• “estupendo”, 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