inquilino
Portuguese, noun/ĩ.kiˈlĩ.nu/
inquilino is spelled I-N-Q-U-I-L-I-N-O (9 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 27,777th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inquilino is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “tenant (one who pays a fee to use land or live somewhere)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que mora em casa arrendada”.
What does inquilino mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetenant (one who pays a fee to use land or live somewhere)
- 2
masculineinquiline (animal that lives commensally in the dwelling place of another animal)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pessoa que mora em casa arrendada 2. caseiro
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 inquilino
- inquilinos plural
- inquilina feminine
- inquilinas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inquilino?
- Brazil /ĩ.kiˈlĩ.nu/
- Portugal /ĩ.kiˈli.nu/
- Portugal /ĩ.kɨˈli.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 inquilino
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inquilino in Portuguese?
inquilino appears 1.4 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).