janeiro
Portuguese, noun
janeiro is spelled J-A-N-E-I-R-O (7 letters) and appears 355 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 258th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Janeiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “January” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Janeiro is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “primeiro mês do ano civil, tendo 31 dias”.
What does janeiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineJanuary
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of janeiro; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. primeiro mês do ano civil, tendo 31 dias 2. idade, primavera
noun: 1. vide janeiro
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 janeiro
- janeiros plural
- jan. alternative abbreviation
- Janeiro alternative
- Janeyro alternative obsolete
- janeyro alternative obsolete
- Janeiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to janeiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is janeiro in Portuguese?
janeiro appears 355 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).