predilecto
Portuguese, adjective
predilecto is spelled P-R-E-D-I-L-E-C-T-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 114,804th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Predilecto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of predileto; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does predilecto mean in English?
adjective
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pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of predileto; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of predilecto
- predilecta feminine
- predilectos masculine plural
- predilectas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is predilecto in Portuguese?
predilecto appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).