anjo
Portuguese, noun/ˈɐ̃.ʒu/
anjo is spelled A-N-J-O (4 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,069th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anjo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “angel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “segundo a mitologia cristã, criatura celestial puramente espiritual que atua como mensageiro entre Deus e os…”.
What does anjo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineangel
- 2
masculinea very good person
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. segundo a mitologia cristã, criatura celestial puramente espiritual que atua como mensageiro entre Deus e os homens 2. pessoa de grande bondade, virtude e inocência 3. criança sossegada, bem comportada 4. criança morta
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 anjo
- anjos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce anjo?
- Brazil /ˈɐ̃.ʒu/
- Portugal /ˈɐ̃.ʒu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to anjo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is anjo in Portuguese?
anjo appears 29 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).