madre
Portuguese, noun/ˈma.dɾi/
madre is spelled M-A-D-R-E (5 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,158th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Madre is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mother (nun)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mãe”.
What does madre mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemother (nun)
Madre superiora.
- 2
femininewomb
- 3
femininemold
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mãe 2. freira 3. largura do leito de um rio 4. molde para metais
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 madre
- madres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce madre?
- Brazil /ˈma.dɾi/
- Portugal /ˈma.dɾɨ/
- Portugal [ˈma.ðɾɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to madre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is madre in Portuguese?
madre appears 7.4 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).