leito
Portuguese, noun/ˈlej.tu/
leito is spelled L-E-I-T-O (5 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,325th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leito is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hospital bed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of leitar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lugar ou mobília onde se deita; cama”.
What does leito mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinehospital bed
- 2
archaicmasculineany bed
- 3
masculineriverbed
O rio subiu e saiu do leito.
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of leitar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lugar ou mobília onde se deita; cama 2. lugar por onde corre um rio ou qualquer curso d'água 3. superfície plana do carro de bois, onde se assentam a carga e a estaca de madeira disposta ao redor da mesa e tabuleiro
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 leito
- leitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leito?
- Brazil /ˈlej.tu/
- Brazil [ˈleɪ̯.tu]
- Portugal /ˈlɐj.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leito in Portuguese?
leito appears 6.3 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).