# patrono

> Portuguese word · Noun · frequency rank #20,969

## Definitions
1. defensor, protetor, amparador
2. santo titular de uma igreja, um povoado ou uma congregação

## Easily confused with
- **patroa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/patroa-vs-patrono)
- **pároco** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/paroco-vs-patrono)
- **patrol** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/patrol-vs-patrono)
- **paterno** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/paterno-vs-patrono)
- **patronal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/patronal-vs-patrono)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aptrono`, `partono`, `patorno`, `patrnoo`, `patronno`, `patroon`, `patrrono`, `pattrono`, `ppatrono`, `ptarono`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/patrono