ilustre
Portuguese, adjective/iˈlus.tɾi/
ilustre is spelled I-L-U-S-T-R-E (7 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 15,037th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ilustre is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “illustrious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of ilustrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “célebre, notável, de grande mérito”.
What does ilustre mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineillustrious
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. célebre, notável, de grande mérito 2. esclarecido 3. nobre 4. distinto
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 ilustre
- ilustres plural
- mais ilustre comparative
- o mais ilustre superlative
- ilustríssimo superlative
- illustre alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ilustre?
- Brazil /iˈlus.tɾi/
- /iˈluʃ.tɾi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ilustre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ilustre in Portuguese?
ilustre appears 3.7 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).