compromisso
Portuguese, noun/kõ.pɾoˈmi.su/
compromisso is spelled C-O-M-P-R-O-M-I-S-S-O (11 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,069th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compromisso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “compromise (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “obrigação contraída por meio de promessa ou acordo”.
What does compromisso mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecompromise (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions)
- 2
masculineobligation
- 3
masculinea scheduled meeting
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. obrigação contraída por meio de promessa ou acordo 2. contrato 3. a própria promessa ou acordo 4. dívida a pagar num determinado prazo
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 compromisso
- compromissos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compromisso?
- Brazil /kõ.pɾoˈmi.su/
- Portugal /kõ.pɾuˈmi.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to compromisso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is compromisso in Portuguese?
compromisso appears 29 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).