factótum
Portuguese, noun/fakˈtɔ.tũ/
factótum is spelled F-A-C-T-Ó-T-U-M (8 letters) and appears about once in every 71 million words in written Portuguese, the 232,157th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Factótum is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “factotum (person having many responsibilities)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que se ocupa de tudo ou que quer preencher todas as funções de uma casa”.
What does factótum mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefactotum (person having many responsibilities)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquele que se ocupa de tudo ou que quer preencher todas as funções de uma casa 2. auxiliar encarregado de assumir todos os negócios de outrem; confidente; administrador; intendente 3. que se julga capaz de resolver tudo
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 factótum
- factótuns plural
- factoto alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce factótum?
- Brazil /fakˈtɔ.tũ/
- Portugal /fakˈtɔ.tũ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to factótum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is factótum in Portuguese?
factótum appears about once in every 71 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).