libreto
Portuguese, noun/liˈbɾe.tu/
libreto is spelled L-I-B-R-E-T-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 78,593rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Libreto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of livreto” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “texto a partir do qual são compostos óperas, oratórios ou cantatas”.
What does libreto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of livreto
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. texto a partir do qual são compostos óperas, oratórios ou cantatas 2. o livro ou o opúsculo que contém esse texto
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 libreto
- libretos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce libreto?
- Brazil /liˈbɾe.tu/
- Portugal /liˈbɾe.tu/
- Portugal [liˈβɾe.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 libreto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is libreto in Portuguese?
libreto appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).