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herói

Portuguese, noun/eˈɾɔj/

herói is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hero (individual who stands out for an act of extraordinary courage, bravery, strength of character, or other quality considered notable)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo notável positivamente por seus feitos e/ou capacidades”.

What does herói mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinehero (individual who stands out for an act of extraordinary courage, bravery, strength of character, or other quality considered notable)

  2. 2

    masculinehero (one who is admired for any reason, constituting the center of attention)

  3. 3

    masculineprotagonist

  4. 4

    masculinehero (character born from a divine being and a mortal being)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. indivíduo notável positivamente por seus feitos e/ou capacidades 2. a figura mais elogiada num poema épico 3. figura arquetípica que reúne em si os atributos necessários para superar de forma excepcional um determinado problema de dimensão épica 4. o filho da união de um deus ou uma deusa com um ser humano

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 herói

  • heróis plural
  • heroína feminine
  • heroínas feminine plural
  • heroe alternative
  • heróe alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce herói?

  • Brazil /eˈɾɔj/
  • Brazil [eˈɾɔɪ̯]
  • Portugal /iˈɾɔj/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to herói

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is herói in Portuguese?

herói appears 34 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).