modelo
Portuguese, noun
modelo is spelled M-O-D-E-L-O (6 letters) and appears 112 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 869th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Modelo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “model (representation of a physical object)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of modelar. With an accent, modêlo is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cópia de algo em tamanho bem menor que o original”.
What does modelo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemodel (representation of a physical object)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinemodel (person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of modelar
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of modelo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cópia de algo em tamanho bem menor que o original 2. um tipo ou design particular de algo, como por exemplo um carro, que é manufaturado em grandes quantidades 3. representação simplificada de algo do mundo real 4. exemplo, tipo
noun: 1. pessoa que veste roupas para desfilar em passarela, apresentando as roupas para eventuais compradores 2. pessoa que posa para fotografia, desenho, pintura ou escultura
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Santa Catarina
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 modelo
- modelos plural
- modêlo alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to modelo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is modelo in Portuguese?
modelo appears 112 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).