castelo
Portuguese, noun/kasˈtɛ.lu/
castelo is spelled C-A-S-T-E-L-O (7 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,831st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Castelo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “castle (fortified stronghold)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “habitação antiga fortificada”.
What does castelo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecastle (fortified stronghold)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. habitação antiga fortificada 2. praça-forte; cidadela
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Espírito Santo
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 castelo
- castelos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce castelo?
- Brazil /kasˈtɛ.lu/
- /kaʃˈtɛ.lu/
- Portugal /kɐʃˈtɛ.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 castelo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is castelo in Portuguese?
castelo appears 32 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).