férreo
Portuguese, adjective/ˈfɛ.ʁju/
férreo is spelled F-É-R-R-E-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese, the 133,944th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Férreo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “iron, ferrous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que é feito de ferro”.
What does férreo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
iron, ferrous
- 2
persistent, determined, tenacious
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é feito de ferro 2. que contém ferro ou sais de ferro 3. inflexível
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 férreo
- férrea feminine
- férreos masculine plural
- férreas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce férreo?
- Brazil /ˈfɛ.ʁju/
- Brazil [ˈfɛ.hju]
- Portugal /ˈfɛ.Rju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to férreo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is férreo in Portuguese?
férreo appears about once in every 20 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).