deputado
Portuguese, noun/de.puˈta.du/
deputado is spelled D-E-P-U-T-A-D-O (8 letters) and appears 81 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,196th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deputado is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “deputy, Member of Parliament” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of deputar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa comissionada para lidar com assuntos de outrem”.
What does deputado mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedeputy, Member of Parliament
verb
- 1
past participle of deputar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se daquele que foi comissionado para cuidar de assuntos de outrem
noun: 1. pessoa comissionada para lidar com assuntos de outrem 2. membro eleito para integrar um corpo legislativo
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 deputado
- deputados plural
- deputada feminine
- deputadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce deputado?
- Brazil /de.puˈta.du/
- Portugal /dɨ.puˈta.du/
- Portugal [dɨ.puˈta.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to deputado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is deputado in Portuguese?
deputado appears 81 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).