benfeitor
Portuguese, noun/ˌbẽj̃.fejˈtoʁ/
benfeitor is spelled B-E-N-F-E-I-T-O-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,683rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Benfeitor is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “benefactor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que faz o bem”.
What does benfeitor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebenefactor
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se daquilo que faz o bem
noun: 1. aquele que faz o bem
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 benfeitor
- benfeitores plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce benfeitor?
- Brazil /ˌbẽj̃.fejˈtoʁ/
- Brazil [ˌbẽɪ̯̃.feɪ̯ˈtoh]
- /ˌbẽj̃.fejˈtoɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to benfeitor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is benfeitor in Portuguese?
benfeitor appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).