motorista
Portuguese, noun/mo.toˈɾis.tɐ/
motorista is spelled M-O-T-O-R-I-S-T-A (9 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,936th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Motorista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “driver, motorist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que conduz veículo automotivo”.
What does motorista mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinedriver, motorist
Ele é motorista de ônibus.
- 2
femininemasculinechauffeur
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pessoa que conduz veículo automotivo
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 motorista
- motoristas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce motorista?
- Brazil /mo.toˈɾis.tɐ/
- /mo.toˈɾiʃ.tɐ/
- Portugal /mu.tuˈɾiʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to motorista
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is motorista in Portuguese?
motorista appears 30 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).