filantropia
Portuguese, noun/fi.lɐ̃.tɾoˈpi.ɐ/
filantropia is spelled F-I-L-A-N-T-R-O-P-I-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,952nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Filantropia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “philanthropy (benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “amor ao gênero humano”.
What does filantropia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininephilanthropy (benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. amor ao gênero humano 2. caridade
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 filantropia
- filantropias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce filantropia?
- Brazil /fi.lɐ̃.tɾoˈpi.ɐ/
- Portugal /fi.lɐ̃.tɾuˈpi.ɐ/
- Portugal /fi.lɐ̃.tɾu.ˈpi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to filantropia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is filantropia in Portuguese?
filantropia 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).