hidro-
Portuguese, prefix/ˌi.dɾo/
hidro- is spelled H-I-D-R-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,523rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hidro- is a Portuguese prefix meaning “hydro- (pertaining to water)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does hidro- mean in English?
prefix
- 1
hydro- (pertaining to water)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cobra de água doce
noun: 1. constelação austral, que tem forma de hidro
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 hidro-
- hidr- alternative before-vowel
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hidro-?
- Brazil /ˌi.dɾo/
- Portugal /ˌi.dɾɔ/
- Portugal [ˌi.ðɾɔ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hidro-
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hidro- in Portuguese?
hidro- 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).