certeiro
Portuguese, adjective/seʁˈte(j).ɾu/
certeiro is spelled C-E-R-T-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Certeiro is a Portuguese adjective meaning “well-aimed (of a shot, blow etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que acertou no alvo, corretamente”.
What does certeiro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
well-aimed (of a shot, blow etc.)
- 2
accurate; to the point
- 3
clever
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que acertou no alvo, corretamente
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 certeiro
- certeira feminine
- certeiros masculine plural
- certeiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce certeiro?
- Brazil /seʁˈte(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [sehˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- /seɾˈte(j).ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to certeiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is certeiro in Portuguese?
certeiro appears 1.7 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).