autônomo
Portuguese, adjective
autônomo is spelled A-U-T-Ô-N-O-M-O (8 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,403rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Autônomo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of autónomo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, autónomo is a different word: “autonomous (acting on one’s own)”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que goza de autonomia; independente”.
What does autônomo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of autónomo
adjective
- 1
autonomous (acting on one’s own)
- 2
autonomous (self-governing)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que goza de autonomia; independente 2. que se governa por leis próprias; livre 3. diz-se das plantas que não são parasitas
adjective: 1. que goza de autonomia; independente 2. que se governa por leis próprias; livre 3. diz-se das plantas que não são parasitas
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 autônomo
- autónoma feminine
- autónomos masculine plural
- autónomas feminine plural
- autônomo alternative Brazil
- autônoma feminine
- autônomos masculine plural
- autônomas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to autônomo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is autônomo in Portuguese?
autônomo appears 5.5 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).