ferro
Portuguese, noun/ˈfɛ.ʁu/
ferro is spelled F-E-R-R-O (5 letters) and appears 45 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,091st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ferro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “iron (metal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of ferrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “elemento químico de símbolo Fe, possui o número atômico 26 e massa atômica relativa 55,845 u; é o quarto…”.
What does ferro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineiron (metal)
- 2
masculineiron (chemical element)
- 3
masculineiron (an object made of iron, such as a blade or bolt)
- 4
masculineiron (appliance for pressing clothes)
- 5
Brazilmasculineslanga tough life or situation
- 6
Brazilmasculineslangrod; handgun
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of ferrar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. elemento químico de símbolo Fe, possui o número atômico 26 e massa atômica relativa 55,845 u; é o quarto elemento mais abundante na crosta terrestre; é um metal duro e muito reativo, formando ligas com os mais diversos elementos 2. metal constituído pelo elemento químico do mesmo nome 3. designação comum de instrumentos fabricados com este metal 4. utensílio para passar ou engomar roupas
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 ferro
- ferros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ferro?
- Brazil /ˈfɛ.ʁu/
- Brazil [ˈfɛ.hu]
- /ˈfɛ.ʁu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ferro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ferro in Portuguese?
ferro appears 45 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).