prefeito
Portuguese, noun/pɾeˈfej.tu/
prefeito is spelled P-R-E-F-E-I-T-O (8 letters) and appears 72 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,337th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prefeito is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “prefect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “chefe do poder executivo de um município”.
What does prefeito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprefect
- 2
Brazilmasculinemayor
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. chefe do poder executivo de um município
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 prefeito
- prefeitos plural
- prefeita feminine
- prefeitas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prefeito?
- Brazil /pɾeˈfej.tu/
- Brazil [pɾeˈfeɪ̯.tu]
- Portugal /pɾɨˈfɐj.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prefeito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prefeito in Portuguese?
prefeito appears 72 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).