pioneiro
Portuguese, noun/pi.oˈne(j).ɾu/
pioneiro is spelled P-I-O-N-E-I-R-O (8 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,139th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pioneiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pioneer (one who goes before)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que explora ou coloniza regiões desconhecidas”.
What does pioneiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepioneer (one who goes before)
adjective
- 1
pioneering (involving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de pessoa que dá os primeiros passos em alguma ciência ou atividade
noun: 1. pessoa que explora ou coloniza regiões desconhecidas 2. aquele que primeiro pratica certa atividade
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 pioneiro
- pioneiros plural
- pioneira feminine
- pioneiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pioneiro?
- Brazil /pi.oˈne(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [pi.oˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Brazil /pjoˈne(j).ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pioneiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pioneiro in Portuguese?
pioneiro appears 6.5 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).