leproso
Portuguese, noun/leˈpɾo.zu/
leproso is spelled L-E-P-R-O-S-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 49,356th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leproso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “leper (person who has leprosy)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que sofre de lepra”.
What does leproso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
leprous (suffering from leprosy)
noun
- 1
masculineleper (person who has leprosy)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que sofre de lepra
noun: 1. aquele que sofre de lepra
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 leproso
- leprosa feminine
- leprosos masculine plural
- leprosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leproso?
- Brazil /leˈpɾo.zu/
- Portugal /lɨˈpɾo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leproso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leproso in Portuguese?
leproso appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).