numeroso
Portuguese, adjective/nu.meˈɾo.zu/
numeroso is spelled N-U-M-E-R-O-S-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,177th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Numeroso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “numerous (indefinitely large numerically)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “em grande número”.
What does numeroso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
numerous (indefinitely large numerically)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. em grande número 2. copioso
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 numeroso
- numerosa feminine
- numerosos masculine plural
- numerosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce numeroso?
- Brazil /nu.meˈɾo.zu/
- Portugal /nu.mɨˈɾo.zu/
- Portugal /nu.mɨ.ˈɾo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to numeroso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is numeroso in Portuguese?
numeroso appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).