idoso
Portuguese, noun/iˈdo.zu/
idoso is spelled I-D-O-S-O (5 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,018th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Idoso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “elder; elderly person, oldtimer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa velha, de idade avançada”.
What does idoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
elderly; old
noun
- 1
masculineelder; elderly person, oldtimer
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de pessoa velha, de idade avançada 2. diz-se de pessoa com mais de 60 anos
noun: 1. pessoa velha, de idade avançada 2. pessoa com mais de 60 anos
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 idoso
- idosa feminine
- idosos masculine plural
- idosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce idoso?
- Brazil /iˈdo.zu/
- Portugal /iˈdo.zu/
- Portugal [iˈðo.zu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to idoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is idoso in Portuguese?
idoso appears 5.8 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).