lento
Portuguese, adjective/ˈlẽ.tu/
lento is spelled L-E-N-T-O (5 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,286th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lento is a Portuguese adjective meaning “slow (not quick in motion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vagaroso”.
What does lento mean in English?
adjective
- 1
slow (not quick in motion)
- 2
soft; not firm
- 3
wet, humid, moistened
- 4
viscous, slimy
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. vagaroso 2. demorado 3. um tanto úmido
adverb: 1. executado no andamento lento
noun: 1. andamento lento (de 52 a 108 bpm)
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 lento
- lenta feminine
- lentos masculine plural
- lentas feminine plural
- mais lento comparative
- o mais lento superlative
- lentíssimo superlative
- lentinho diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lento?
- Brazil /ˈlẽ.tu/
- Portugal /ˈlẽ.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 lento
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lento in Portuguese?
lento appears 15 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).