metrossexual
Portuguese, noun/ˌmɛ.tɾo.sek.suˈaw/
metrossexual is spelled M-E-T-R-O-S-S-E-X-U-A-L (12 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 89,875th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Metrossexual is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “metrosexual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “homem preocupado com a aparência pessoal, higiene, moda e estética em geral”.
What does metrossexual mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinemetrosexual
noun
- 1
masculinemetrosexual
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. homem preocupado com a aparência pessoal, higiene, moda e estética em geral
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 metrossexual
- metrossexuais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce metrossexual?
- Brazil /ˌmɛ.tɾo.sek.suˈaw/
- Brazil [ˌmɛ.tɾo.sek.suˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /ˌmɛ.tɾo.sekˈswaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to metrossexual
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is metrossexual in Portuguese?
metrossexual appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).