mundo
Portuguese, noun/ˈmũ.du/
mundo is spelled M-U-N-D-O (5 letters) and appears 1,096 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 83rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mundo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “world (the Universe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto de espaço, corpos e seres, que a vista humana pode abranger”.
What does mundo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineworld (the Universe)
A Terra é o melhor planeta do mundo.
- 2
masculineworld (the Earth)
A maior parte do mundo é coberta por água.
- 3
masculineworld; humanity (human beings collectively)
O mundo inteiro viu aquilo.
- 4
masculineworld (everything related to a certain field)
Habilidade é importante no mundo da música.
- 5
masculineworld (a large, distinct region)
Para os europeus do século XV, a América era um novo mundo.
- 6
informalmasculineworld (a large amount)
Choveu um mundo de água.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mundificado, limpo; puro
noun: 1. conjunto de espaço, corpos e seres, que a vista humana pode abranger 2. conjunto dos astros, a que o Sol serve de centro 3. universo 4. globo terrestre
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 mundo
- mundos plural
- mũdo alternative abbreviation obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mundo?
- Brazil /ˈmũ.du/
- Portugal /ˈmũ.du/
- /ˈmũ.dʷ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mundo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mundo in Portuguese?
mundo appears 1,096 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).