interino
Portuguese, adjective/ĩ.teˈɾĩ.nu/
interino is spelled I-N-T-E-R-I-N-O (8 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,015th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Interino is a Portuguese adjective meaning “acting (temporarily assuming duties or authority)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “provisório; diz-se de quem exerce funções só durante o tempo de impedimento do funcionário efetivo”.
What does interino mean in English?
adjective
- 1
acting (temporarily assuming duties or authority)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. provisório; diz-se de quem exerce funções só durante o tempo de impedimento do funcionário efetivo
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 interino
- interina feminine
- interinos masculine plural
- interinas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce interino?
- Brazil /ĩ.teˈɾĩ.nu/
- Portugal /ĩ.tɨˈɾi.nu/
- Portugal /ĩ.tɨ.ˈɾi.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 interino
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is interino in Portuguese?
interino appears 7.6 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).