pai
Portuguese, noun/ˈpaj/
pai is spelled P-A-I (3 letters) and appears 380 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 240th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pai is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “father (male who sires a child)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “homem que tem filhos, naturais ou adotivos”.
What does pai mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefather (male who sires a child)
- 2
masculineone's father
Pai, eu estou saindo com as meninas.
- 3
masculineparent (either a mother or a father)
- 4
masculinefather (the founder of a discipline or science)
Os gregos foram os pais da civilização.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. homem que tem filhos, naturais ou adotivos 2. macho que gerou prole; genitor, progenitor 3. fundador, pessoa que iniciou algo 4. tratamento afetuoso ou respeitoso que se dá aos idosos em alguns dialetos
noun: 1. a primeira pessoa da Santíssima Trindade
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 pai
- pais plural
- pae alternative
- pay alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pai?
- Brazil /ˈpaj/
- Brazil [ˈpaɪ̯]
- Portugal /ˈpaj/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pai
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pai in Portuguese?
pai appears 380 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).