pobre
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɔ.bɾi/
pobre is spelled P-O-B-R-E (5 letters) and appears 62 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,567th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pobre is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “poor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que está na pobreza”.
What does pobre mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepoor
noun
- 1
femininemasculinepoor
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. desprovido de recursos financeiros ou materiais 2. que está na pobreza 3. que denota pobreza 4. a falta de alguma coisa
noun: 1. aquele que está na pobreza
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 pobre
- pobres plural
- mais pobre comparative
- o mais pobre superlative
- pobríssimo superlative
- paupérrimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pobre?
- Brazil /ˈpɔ.bɾi/
- Portugal /ˈpɔ.bɾɨ/
- Portugal [ˈpɔ.βɾɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pobre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pobre in Portuguese?
pobre appears 62 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).