padre
Portuguese, noun/ˈpa.dɾi/
padre is spelled P-A-D-R-E (5 letters) and appears 62 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,567th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Padre is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ecclesiastical priest (Christian clergyman who performs masses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “membro da igreja católica; sacerdote”.
What does padre mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineecclesiastical priest (Christian clergyman who performs masses)
- 2
masculinefather (term of address for a priest)
- 3
archaicmasculinefather (male parent)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. membro da igreja católica; sacerdote 2. pai
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 padre
- padres plural
- Pe. alternative abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce padre?
- Brazil /ˈpa.dɾi/
- Portugal /ˈpa.dɾɨ/
- Portugal [ˈpa.ðɾɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to padre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is padre in Portuguese?
padre appears 62 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).