dano
Portuguese, noun/ˈdɐ̃.nu/
dano is spelled D-A-N-O (4 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,986th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “damage (an instance or the state of being damaged)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of danar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mal ou ofensa pessoal”.
What does dano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedamage (an instance or the state of being damaged)
O casco do navio sofreu dano.
- 2
masculineinjury (violation of a person, their character, feelings, rights, property, or interests)
- 3
masculinedamage (a measure of how many hitpoints a weapon or unit can deal or take)
Essa espada tem 20 de dano.
adjective
- 1
Danish (of Denmark)
- 2
of the Danes (Germanic tribe of the Danish islands and southern Sweden)
noun
- 1
masculineDane (person from Denmark)
- 2
masculineDane (member of the Danes)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of danar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mal ou ofensa pessoal 2. prejuízo material por desgaste, deterioração ou inutilização de algo
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 dano
- danos plural
- damno alternative
- dana feminine
- danas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dano?
- Brazil /ˈdɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /ˈdɐ.nu/
- Portugal /ˈda.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dano in Portuguese?
dano appears 16 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).