emérito
Portuguese, adjective/eˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/
emérito is spelled E-M-É-R-I-T-O (7 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Emérito is a Portuguese adjective meaning “emeritus (retired but retaining an honorific version of previous title)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aposentado”.
What does emérito mean in English?
adjective
- 1
emeritus (retired but retaining an honorific version of previous title)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. aposentado 2. que tem as honras de um cargo, sem o exercer 3. muito versado numa ciência, arte ou profissão
noun: 1. prenome masculino
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 emérito
- emérita feminine
- eméritos masculine plural
- eméritas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce emérito?
- Brazil /eˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/
- Portugal /iˈmɛ.ɾi.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to emérito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is emérito in Portuguese?
emérito appears 1.7 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).