Home › Italian › Glossary › guilty
Italian vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "guilty" in Italian?
colpevole
In Italian, "guilty" is colpevole.
Listen to the pronunciation:
Free Italian learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games
Pronunciation
Colpevole is kohl-PEH-voh-leh, stress on the second syllable, built from colpa, meaning fault or blame.
Grammar notes
colpevole is a adjective used the same way as its English equivalent.
Example sentence
Si sentiva in colpa per averlo dimenticato.
He felt guilty for forgetting.
Test your Italian knowledge in our free browser games.
How to remember colpevole
Colpevole comes from colpa, fault, so feeling guilty means carrying the colpa, the blame.
Related words
- excited Eccitata
- thrilled entusiasta
- terrified terrorizzato
- shocked scioccato
- disgusted disgustato
- sympathetic simpatica
- empathetic empatico
- optimistic ottimista
- pessimistic pessimista
Browse all Italian words in the glossary.
Questions about colpevole
How do you pronounce colpevole?
Colpevole is kohl-PEH-voh-leh, stress on the second syllable, built from colpa, meaning fault or blame.
Is colpevole formal or casual?
colpevole is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is colpevole used in Italian?
colpevole is used the same way as the equivalent English adjective. For example: Si sentiva in colpa per averlo dimenticato. (He felt guilty for forgetting.).
Where can I practice Italian words for free?
You can play free Italian minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, no sign-up required. Every word in the Italian glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.
"Guilty" in other languages
Curated by Callan Ratcliffe
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Italian language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation. Want to play the full game? Get Noun Town on Steam.
Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR
These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.
See the full game ▶Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town