altruísmo
Portuguese, noun/aw.tɾuˈiz.mu/
altruísmo is spelled A-L-T-R-U-Í-S-M-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,177th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Altruísmo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “altruism (policy in favor of other's interests)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “amor desinteressado ao próximo”.
What does altruísmo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealtruism (policy in favor of other's interests)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. amor desinteressado ao próximo
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 altruísmo
- altruísmos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce altruísmo?
- Brazil /aw.tɾuˈiz.mu/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.tɾuˈiz.mu]
- Brazil /awˈtɾwiz.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to altruísmo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is altruísmo in Portuguese?
altruísmo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).