encanto
Portuguese, noun/ẽˈkɐ̃.tu/
encanto is spelled E-N-C-A-N-T-O (7 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,843rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Encanto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “something that is charming, enchanting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of encantar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fascinação, fascínio”.
What does encanto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesomething that is charming, enchanting
- 2
masculinea feeling of joy when coming across something pleasant or charming; delight; pleasantness
- 3
masculinecharm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of encantar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fascinação, fascínio 2. maravilha 3. charme
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Rio Grande do Norte
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 encanto
- encantos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encanto?
- Brazil /ẽˈkɐ̃.tu/
- Brazil /ĩˈkɐ̃.tu/
- Portugal /ẽˈkɐ̃.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 encanto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is encanto in Portuguese?
encanto appears 5.9 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).