neófito
Portuguese, noun/neˈɔ.fi.tu/
neófito is spelled N-E-Ó-F-I-T-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 88,020th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Neófito is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “neophyte” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “principiante”.
What does neófito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneophyte
- 2
masculinenovice
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. principiante 2. novato 3. noviço 4. recém-admitido (numa associação, congregação ou corporação)
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 neófito
- neófitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce neófito?
- Brazil /neˈɔ.fi.tu/
- Portugal /ˈnjɔ.fi.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to neófito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is neófito in Portuguese?
neófito 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).