amparo
Portuguese, noun/ɐ̃ˈpa.ɾu/
amparo is spelled A-M-P-A-R-O (6 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,900th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amparo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “stand (device to hold something upright or aloft)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of amparar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o que serve de esteio esteio”.
What does amparo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestand (device to hold something upright or aloft)
- 2
masculineshelter (a refuge or other protection)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of amparar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o que serve de esteio esteio 2. resguardo 3. abrigo 4. refúgio
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado da Paraíba 2. município brasileiro do estado de São Paulo
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 amparo
- amparos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amparo?
- Brazil /ɐ̃ˈpa.ɾu/
- Portugal /ɐ̃ˈpa.ɾu/
- Portugal /ɐ̃.ˈpa.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to amparo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amparo in Portuguese?
amparo appears 4.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).