melhor
Portuguese, adjective/meˈʎɔʁ/
melhor is spelled M-E-L-H-O-R (6 letters) and appears 955 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 98th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Melhor is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “comparative degree of bom: better” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “superlativo de bom”.
What does melhor mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecomparative degree of bom: better
Aquela cor é boa, mas esta é melhor.
- 2
femininemasculinesuperlative degree of bom: best
A melhor parte foi o final
adverb
- 1
comparative degree of bem: better
Você fez bem, mas eu faço melhor.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. superlativo de bom 2. comparativo de superioridade sintético de bom
adverb: 1. comparativo de superioridade sintético de bem:
noun: 1. aquilo que é superior a tudo ao que é comparado 2. aquilo que é adequado, sensato
noun: 1. prêmio
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 melhor
- melhores plural
- mió alternative Caipira pronunciation-spelling
- mior alternative Caipira pronunciation-spelling
- milhor alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce melhor?
- Brazil /meˈʎɔʁ/
- Brazil [meˈʎɔh]
- /meˈʎɔɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to melhor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is melhor in Portuguese?
melhor appears 955 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).