freire
Portuguese, noun/ˈfɾe(j).ɾi/
freire is spelled F-R-E-I-R-E (6 letters) and appears 9.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,745th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freire is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “friar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “monge, pessoa religiosa que mora com outras em comunidade”.
What does freire mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefriar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. monge, pessoa religiosa que mora com outras em comunidade
noun: 1. sobrenome comum em português
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 freire
- freires plural
- freira feminine
- freiras feminine plural
- frei alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce freire?
- Brazil /ˈfɾe(j).ɾi/
- Brazil [ˈfɾe(ɪ̯).ɾi]
- Portugal /ˈfɾɐj.ɾɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to freire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is freire in Portuguese?
freire appears 9.3 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).