egrégio
Portuguese, adjective/eˈɡɾɛ.ʒju/
egrégio is spelled E-G-R-É-G-I-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 110,210th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Egrégio is a Portuguese adjective meaning “exceptional; outstanding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo à alta corte e aos juízes que dela fazem parte”.
What does egrégio mean in English?
adjective
- 1
exceptional; outstanding
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à alta corte e aos juízes que dela fazem parte 2. notável, eminente, admirável 3. distinto, insigne, célebre, ilustre
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 egrégio
- egrégia feminine
- egrégios masculine plural
- egrégias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce egrégio?
- Brazil /eˈɡɾɛ.ʒju/
- Portugal /eˈɡɾɛ.ʒju/
- Portugal [eˈɣɾɛ.ʒju]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is egrégio in Portuguese?
egrégio appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).