paráclito
Portuguese, noun/paˈɾa.kli.tu/
paráclito is spelled P-A-R-Á-C-L-I-T-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 122,069th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paráclito is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of paracleto” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que defende alguém ou o protege; paracleto”.
What does paráclito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of paracleto
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquele que defende alguém ou o protege; paracleto
noun: 1. outro nome para o Espírito Santo na mitologia cristã; Paracleto
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 paráclito
- paráclitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paráclito?
- Brazil /paˈɾa.kli.tu/
- Portugal /pɐˈɾa.kli.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 paráclito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paráclito in Portuguese?
paráclito appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).