córrego
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɔ.ʁe.ɡu/
córrego is spelled C-Ó-R-R-E-G-O (7 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,018th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Córrego is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a brook, stream or creek; a small river” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “caminho estreito entre montes”.
What does córrego mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea brook, stream or creek; a small river
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. caminho estreito entre montes 2. pequeno rio, menor do que um riacho 3. comunidade rural
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 córrego
- córregos plural
- corgo alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce córrego?
- Brazil /ˈkɔ.ʁe.ɡu/
- Brazil [ˈkɔ.he.ɡu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to córrego
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is córrego in Portuguese?
córrego appears 5.8 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).