infortunado

/imfoɾtuˈnaðo/

adjective C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

feminine
infortunada
plural
infortunados

Meaning

  1. unfortunate

    • Fue un día infortunado.

      It was an unfortunate day.

Similar words

desdichado

desdichado and infortunado are close synonyms, both literary, for "unfortunate, hapless."

Similar in other languages

French

fâcheux

fâcheux is the French word for the same thing — both mean "unfortunate."

Practice

1 What does infortunado mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fue un día ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches infortunado?

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