paraninfo
Portuguese, noun/pa.ɾaˈnĩ.fu/
paraninfo is spelled P-A-R-A-N-I-N-F-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 83,632nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paraninfo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “paranymph; best man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “padrinho do noivo ou da noiva”.
What does paraninfo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparanymph; best man
- 2
masculineannouncer of happiness
- 3
masculinepatron; protector
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. padrinho do noivo ou da noiva 2. quem anuncia uma notícia feliz 3. patrono, protetor. 4. professor homenageado por uma turma de formandos, normalmente de um curso superior
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 paraninfo
- paraninfos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paraninfo?
- Brazil /pa.ɾaˈnĩ.fu/
- Portugal /pɐ.ɾɐˈnĩ.fu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is paraninfo in Portuguese?
paraninfo appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).