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bibliófilo

Portuguese, noun/ˌbi.bliˈɔ.fi.lu/

bibliófilo is spelled B-I-B-L-I-Ó-F-I-L-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 113,611th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bibliófilo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “bibliophile (person who loves books)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo que tem amor aos livros, especialmente os belos e raros, os quais pesquisa, coleciona e preserva”.

What does bibliófilo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebibliophile (person who loves books)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. de, pertencente ou relativo à bibliofilia 2. diz-se da pessoa que se dedica à bibliofilia

noun: 1. indivíduo que tem amor aos livros, especialmente os belos e raros, os quais pesquisa, coleciona e preserva 2. colecionador ou amador de livros

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 bibliófilo

  • bibliófilos plural
  • bibliófila feminine
  • bibliófilas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce bibliófilo?

  • Brazil /ˌbi.bliˈɔ.fi.lu/
  • Brazil /ˌbiˈbljɔ.fi.lu/
  • Portugal /ˌbi.bliˈɔ.fi.lu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to bibliófilo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is bibliófilo in Portuguese?

bibliófilo appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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