apto
Portuguese, noun
apto is spelled A-P-T-O (4 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,792nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “someone who is apt to do something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, Apto. is a different word: “abbreviation of apartamento (“apartment, flat”) (used in street names)”.
What does apto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
apt (fitted or qualified to do something)
noun
- 1
masculinesomeone who is apt to do something
noun
- 1
masculineabbreviation of apartamento (“apartment”)
noun
- 1
masculineabbreviation of apartamento (“apartment, flat”) (used in street names)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. capaz 2. preparado para realizar uma tarefa
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 apto
- apta feminine
- aptos masculine plural
- aptas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to apto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apto in Portuguese?
apto appears 3.8 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).