encontrado
Portuguese, adjective/ẽ.kõˈtɾa.du/
encontrado is spelled E-N-C-O-N-T-R-A-D-O (10 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,743rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Encontrado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “found” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of encontrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que se encontra com outro”.
What does encontrado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
found
- 2
joined, close
- 3
opposite
verb
- 1
past participle of encontrar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que se encontra com outro 2. oposto 3. contrário
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 encontrado
- encontrada feminine
- encontrados masculine plural
- encontradas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encontrado?
- Brazil /ẽ.kõˈtɾa.du/
- Brazil /ĩ.kõˈtɾa.du/
- Portugal /ẽ.kõˈtɾa.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is encontrado in Portuguese?
encontrado appears 55 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).