interesseiro
Portuguese, noun/ĩ.te.ɾeˈse(j).ɾu/
interesseiro is spelled I-N-T-E-R-E-S-S-E-I-R-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 68,701st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Interesseiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “someone who acts for self-interest, usually by pretending; self-seeker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does interesseiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculinesomeone who acts for self-interest, usually by pretending; self-seeker
adjective
- 1
derogatoryacting for self-interest, usually by pretending; self-serving
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem por objetivo satisfazer seus próprios interesses
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 interesseiro
- interesseiros plural
- interesseira feminine
- interesseiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce interesseiro?
- Brazil /ĩ.te.ɾeˈse(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [ĩ.te.ɾeˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /ĩ.tɨ.ɾɨˈsɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is interesseiro in Portuguese?
interesseiro appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).