humano
Portuguese, noun/uˈmɐ̃.nu/
humano is spelled H-U-M-A-N-O (6 letters) and appears 102 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 957th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Humano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a human being” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of humanar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “denominação genérica dos exemplares da espécie Homo sapiens”.
What does humano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
human (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens)
- 2
humane
noun
- 1
masculinea human being
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of humanar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ou pertencente ao homem 2. relativo ao homem bondoso
noun: 1. denominação genérica dos exemplares da espécie Homo sapiens
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 humano
- humana feminine
- humanos masculine plural
- humanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce humano?
- Brazil /uˈmɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /uˈmɐ.nu/
- Portugal /uˈma.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to humano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is humano in Portuguese?
humano appears 102 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).