candidato
Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈda.tu/
candidato is spelled C-A-N-D-I-D-A-T-O (9 letters) and appears 74 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,311th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Candidato is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “candidate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of candidatar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pretendente a um emprego ou dignidade”.
What does candidato mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecandidate
- 2
masculineapplicant
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of candidatar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pretendente a um emprego ou dignidade 2. o que solicita votos para ser eleito para um cargo
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 candidato
- candidatos plural
- candidata feminine
- candidatas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce candidato?
- Brazil /kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈda.tu/
- Portugal /kɐ̃.diˈda.tu/
- Portugal [kɐ̃.diˈða.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 candidato
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is candidato in Portuguese?
candidato appears 74 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).