esperançoso
Portuguese, adjective/is.pe.ɾɐ̃ˈso.zu/
esperançoso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “hopeful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que possui esperança; confiante”.
What does esperançoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hopeful
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que possui esperança; confiante 2. que concede ou dá esperança; prometedor
noun: 1. indivíduo (ou algo) que tem ou dá esperança
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 esperançoso
- esperançosa feminine
- esperançosos masculine plural
- esperançosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esperançoso?
- Brazil /is.pe.ɾɐ̃ˈso.zu/
- Brazil /es.pe.ɾɐ̃ˈso.zu/
- /iʃ.pe.ɾɐ̃ˈso.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is esperançoso in Portuguese?
esperançoso appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).