moderno
Portuguese, adjective/moˈdɛʁ.nu/
moderno is spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-O (7 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,194th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moderno is a Portuguese adjective meaning “modern (pertaining to the current time and style)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo ao passado mais próximo ou à atualidade”.
What does moderno mean in English?
adjective
- 1
modern (pertaining to the current time and style)
- 2
mild, moderate
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao passado mais próximo ou à atualidade: 2. atual, recente, hodierno: 3. atualizado, que respeita os usos desta época: 4. modernista
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 moderno
- moderna feminine
- modernos masculine plural
- modernas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moderno?
- Brazil /moˈdɛʁ.nu/
- Brazil [moˈdɛɦ.nu]
- /moˈdɛɾ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to moderno
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is moderno in Portuguese?
moderno appears 28 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).