novato
Portuguese, noun/noˈva.tu/
novato is spelled N-O-V-A-T-O (6 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,234th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Novato is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “beginner, novice; newbie (new (inexperienced) user or participant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estudante que vai pela primeira vez frequentar um curso”.
What does novato mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebeginner, novice; newbie (new (inexperienced) user or participant)
adjective
- 1
inexperienced
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. inexperiente
noun: 1. estudante que vai pela primeira vez frequentar um curso 2. principiante 3. caloiro
noun: 1. prenome masculino
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 novato
- novatos plural
- novata feminine
- novatas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce novato?
- Brazil /noˈva.tu/
- Portugal /nuˈva.tu/
- Portugal /nuˈba.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 novato
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is novato in Portuguese?
novato appears 4.5 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).