astuto
Portuguese, adjective/asˈtu.tu/
astuto is spelled A-S-T-U-T-O (6 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 30,857th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Astuto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “clever; shrewd; sagacious (smart in dealing with practical matters)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que possui ou procede com astúcia”.
What does astuto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
clever; shrewd; sagacious (smart in dealing with practical matters)
- 2
astute; shrewd; crafty; cunning (quick at seeing how to gain advantage)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que possui ou procede com astúcia 2. ardiloso 3. sagaz
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 astuto
- astuta feminine
- astutos masculine plural
- astutas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce astuto?
- Brazil /asˈtu.tu/
- /aʃˈtu.tu/
- Portugal /ɐʃˈtu.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to astuto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is astuto in Portuguese?
astuto appears 1.1 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).