composto
Portuguese, noun/kõˈpos.tu/
composto is spelled C-O-M-P-O-S-T-O (8 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,133rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Composto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “compound, composite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of compor. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto que contém mais de um elemento”.
What does composto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
compound, composed, composite
noun
- 1
masculinecompound, composite
verb
- 1
past participle of compor
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of compostar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é formado de mais de um item 2. recatado 3. feito, produzido
noun: 1. conjunto que contém mais de um elemento 2. substância feita de diversos elementos ligados quimicamente
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 composto
- composta feminine
- compostos masculine plural
- compostas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce composto?
- Brazil /kõˈpos.tu/
- /kõˈpoʃ.tu/
- Portugal /kõˈpoʃ.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 composto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is composto in Portuguese?
composto appears 28 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).