letrado
Portuguese, noun/leˈtɾa.du/
letrado is spelled L-E-T-R-A-D-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Letrado is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “one who is able to read” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo letrado (adjetivo)”.
What does letrado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
literate (able to read, having literacy)
- 2
knowledgeable in literature; well-read
- 3
learned, erudite
noun
- 1
masculineone who is able to read
- 2
masculineone who is knowledgeable in literature
- 3
masculineone who is learned
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. versado em letras 2. erudito 3. literato
noun: 1. indivíduo letrado (adjetivo) 2. indivíduo de grande conhecimento jurídico; jurisconsulto
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 letrado
- letrada feminine
- letrados masculine plural
- letradas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce letrado?
- Brazil /leˈtɾa.du/
- Portugal /lɨˈtɾa.du/
- Portugal [lɨˈtɾa.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to letrado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is letrado in Portuguese?
letrado appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).