ateu
Portuguese, noun/aˈtew/
ateu is spelled A-T-E-U (4 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,792nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ateu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “atheist (one who lacks belief in the existence of gods)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que não crê na existência de nenhum deus”.
What does ateu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
atheistic
noun
- 1
masculineatheist (one who lacks belief in the existence of gods)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que não crê na existência de nenhum deus
noun: 1. aquele que não crê na existência de nenhum deus
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 ateu
- ateia feminine
- ateus masculine plural
- ateias feminine plural
- ateuzinho diminutive
- atheo alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ateu?
- Brazil /aˈtew/
- Brazil [aˈteʊ̯]
- Portugal /ɐˈtew/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ateu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ateu in Portuguese?
ateu 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).