leigo
Portuguese, noun/ˈle(j).ɡu/
leigo is spelled L-E-I-G-O (5 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 28,488th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leigo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “layman (someone who is not an ordained cleric)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa sem conhecimento do assunto abordado”.
What does leigo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelayman (someone who is not an ordained cleric)
- 2
masculinelayman (someone who is not a professional in a given field)
adjective
- 1
lay (not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them)
- 2
non-religious (having no relation with religion)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. laico; não pertencente ao clérigo 2. sem conhecimento do assunto em questão
noun: 1. pessoa sem conhecimento do assunto abordado
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 leigo
- leigos plural
- leygo alternative obsolete
- leiga feminine
- leigas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leigo?
- Brazil /ˈle(j).ɡu/
- Brazil [ˈle(ɪ̯).ɡu]
- Portugal /ˈlɐj.ɡu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leigo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leigo in Portuguese?
leigo appears 1.3 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).